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Timeline- World 1760 - 1939

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1775 | 1788 | 1793 | 1815 | 1833 | 1842 | 1853 | 1861 | 1865 | 1870 | 1914 | 1939 1775 American War of Independence begins 1788 First settlers arrive in Australia 1793 Napoleonic Wars begin 1815 Britain dominates world trade 1833 Slavery is abolished in the British Empire 1853 Europe begins to trade with Japan 1865 Suez Canal opens 1914 First World War begins 1939 Second World War begins 1870 Unification of Germany 1861 American Civil War begins 1842 Britain acquires Hong Kong