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THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY
| A.D. | |
|---|---|
| 1894-95. | Japanese war with China. |
| 1895. | "Unionist" (Imperialist) government in Britain. |
| 1896. | Battle of Adowa. |
| 1898. | The Fashoda quarrel between France and Britain. Germany acquired Kiau-Chau. |
| 1899. | The war in South Africa began (Boer war). |
| 1900. | The Boxer risings in China. Siege of the Legations at Peking. |
| 1904. | The British invaded Tibet. |
| 1904-5. | Russo-Japanese war. |
| 1906. | The "Unionist" (Imperialist) party in Great Britain defeated by the Liberals upon the question of tariffs. |
| 1907. | The Confederation of South Africa established. |
| 1908. | Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| 1909. | M. Bleriot flew in an aeroplane from France to England. |
| 1911. | Italy made war on Turkey and seized Tripoli. |
| 1912. | China became a republic. |
| 1913. | The Balkan league made war on Turkey. Bloodshed at Londonderry in Ireland caused by "Unionist" gun running. |
| 1914. | The Great War in Europe began (for which see special time chart on pp. 528-29). |
| 1917. | The two Russian revolutions. Establishment of the Bolshevik régime in Russia. |
| 1919-20. | The Clemenceau Peace of Versailles. |
| 1920. | First meeting of the League of Nations, from which Germany, Austria, Russia, and Turkey were excluded, and at which the United States was not represented. |
And here our Outline breaks off.
