The answer is as follows:
Britain annexes New Zealand. 1840
United States warships arrive in Japan demanding that Japan open its ports to trade. July 8, 1853
New Zealand becomes independent. May 7, 1856
Meiji Restoration. 1868
France takes over Indochina. 17 October 1887
Sino-Japanese War. 1894–1895
Spanish-American War. April 21, 1898
The United States annexes Hawaii. July 7, 1898
Filipino-US conflict. 1899–1902
Australia becomes an independent commonwealth. 1 Jan 1901
Russo-Japanese War. 1904-1905
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