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North America 1870: Rupert’s Land Act
North America 1870
Rupert’s Land Act

Canada quickly expanded as Britain...

the Arctic 1870: Rupert's Land Act
the Arctic 1870
Rupert's Land Act

The threat posed by the Alaska...

Australasia 1872: Australian Overland Telegraph Line
Australasia 1872
Australian Overland Telegraph Line

From the mid-1850s the Australian...

the Arctic 1875: Treaty of Saint Petersburg
the Arctic 1875
Treaty of Saint Petersburg

While the Canadians were expanding...

North America 1876: Great Sioux War
North America 1876
Great Sioux War

In 1874, gold was discovered in the...

Australasia 1877: British Western Pacific Territories
Australasia 1877
British Western Pacific Territories

In 1871 Cakobau united Fiji and...

Europe 1878: Aftermath of the Great Eastern Crisis
Europe 1878
Aftermath of the Great Eastern Crisis

The Russian victory over Turkey...

the Arctic 1882: First International Polar Year
the Arctic 1882
First International Polar Year

By the 1870s polar exploration was...

Australasia 1884: New Guinea Protectorates
Australasia 1884
New Guinea Protectorates

Concerned about increasing German...

Europe 1884: Scramble for Africa
Europe 1884
Scramble for Africa

In 1881 France alarmed Italy by...

South America 1887: Counani Dispute
South America 1887
Counani Dispute

When gold was discovered in the...

Australasia 1889: Samoan Crisis
Australasia 1889
Samoan Crisis

In the late nineteenth century...

South America 1889: Proclamation of the Republic of Brazil
South America 1889
Proclamation of the Republic of Brazil

On 15 November 1889, rebelling...

North America 1890: Wounded Knee Massacre
North America 1890
Wounded Knee Massacre

By 1890, American Indian resistance...

South America 1891: Second Chilean Civil War
South America 1891
Second Chilean Civil War

Political disputes between the...

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