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British Empire France
ItalyImperial RussiaAustria-HungarySpain
Portugal German Empire The Netherlands Ottoman EmpireBelgium
France
Ruler: Emperor Napoleon III (1852–1870) President Émile Loubet (1899–1906)
Colonies: Indochina, North Africa, Madagascar
Events: French intervention in Mexico (1860) Franco-Prussian War (1870) – Ended 2nd Empire3rd Republic established (1870)
Imperial Russia
Ruler: Tsar Alexander II (1855-1881) Tsar Alexander III (1881-1894) Tsar Nicholas II (1894–1917)
Colonies: None
Events: Crimean War (1853-1856)Emancipation of serfs (1861)Alaska sold to U.S. (1868)Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Spain
Ruler: King Alfonso XIII (1886–1931)
Colonies: Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and minorTerritories in Africa
Events: Spanish American War (1898) lost Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico
Austria-Hungary
Ruler: Emperor Franz Joseph (1848–1916)
Colonies: None
Events:Dual-Monarchy of Austria-Hungary established (1867)Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated (1914)
Italy
Ruler: King Victor Emanuel II (1861-1878) King Umberto I (1878-1900) King Victor Emanuel III (1900-1946)
Important People: Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Garibaldi
Colonies: Libya, Somaliland, Eritrea
Events: Unification - 1861
German Empire
Ruler: Kaiser Wilhelm I (1888–1918) Important People: Otto von Bismark
Colonies: Tanganyika, Ruanda-Urundi, Namibia, Botswana, Kamerun, Togoland
Events: Franco-Prussian War (1870) Unification (1871)
The Ottoman Empire
Ruler: Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876-1909)
Colonies: None
Events: Crimean War (1853-1856)Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Portugal
Ruler: King Carlos I (1889–1908)
Colonies: Angola, Mozambique
Events: None of Note
The Netherlands
Ruler: King William III (1849-1890) Queen Wilhelmina (1890–1948)
Colonies: East Indies
Events: None of Note
Belgium
Ruler: King Leopold II (1865–1909)
Colonies: Congo
Events: None of Note
The British Empire
Ruler: Queen Victoria (1837–1901)
Colonies: Canada, Guiana, GambiaEast Africa, South Africa, India, Burma, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone,New Guinea, Singapore, Aden
The British Empire
Events: 1st Opium War (1856-1860)Crimean War (1853-1856)2nd Opium War (1856-1860)Direct British control of India (1858)Suez Canal Purchased (1875)Anglo-Zulu War (1879)Sudan Campaign (1881–1889) Boer War (1899-1902)
The United States
Important People: William McKinley, Theodore RooseveltColonies: Philippines, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Cuba*Events: Alaska purchased by U.S. (1868)Spanish American War (1898) gained Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto RicoAnnexation of Hawaii (1898) Panama Canal completed (1914)