Political - Europe had political involvement largely with China, Latin America, and Africa, not so much with the Middle East. Within China was the Opium Wars over that also had largely to do with trade. Eventually, these wars resulted in the Treaty of Nanking that ended the war and gave Great Britain the colony of Hong Kong and increased sphere of influence. Involvement in Latin America was in regards to the vast amount of colonies had in Latin America, although many of the colonies did achieve independence in revolutions and rebellions. In Africa, two major events occurred, one being the Berlin Conference and the other being the Scramble for Africa. The Berlin Conference divided Africa into colonies for Europe to conquer. In the end, the only
