Part 109

+-------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+ |=A. D.=| =Germany= | =Austria- | =Russia= | =Turkey and | | | | Hungary= | | Balkans, China,| | | | | | India, Japan= | +-------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+ | |1871. William | | | | | |I., emperor. | |1873. Khiva cap-| | | =1875=| | |tured. |1875. Insurrec- | | | | | |tion against the| | | | | |Turks in | | | | | |Herzegovina. | | | | | | | | | | | |Insurrection in | | | | | |Bosnia. | | | | | | | | | | | |1876. Sultan | | |1877. Attempted | |1877. War |Murad deposed; | | |assassination of| |against Turkey. |Abdul Hamid II. | | |emperor. | | |succeeds. | | | |1878. Occupation|1878. Spread of | | | | |of Bosnia. |Nihilism in the |Six weeks’ | | | | |empire. |armistice be- | | | | | |tween Turkey and| | =1880=| | |1880. Many |Servia. | | | | |Nihilists | | | | | |imprisoned and |Constitution for| | | | |executed. |Turkey | | | | | |announced. | | | | | | | | | | |1881. Alexander |1881. Roumania | | | |1882. Six |II. assassina- |declared a king-| | |1883. Italy |hundredth anni- |ted. |dom. | | |joins the al- |versary of the | | | | |liance between |House of |Alexander III., | | | |Germany and |Hapsburg. |emperor. | | | |Austria, thus | | | | | |forming the | | | | | |Triple Alliance.| | | | | | | | | | | |1884. German | | | | | |annexations on | |1885. Ship canal|1885. Outbreak | | |African slave | |from St. Peters-|of war between | | |coast; December | |burg to Cron- |Servia and | | |19, in Pacific | |stadt opened. |Bulgaria. | | |Ocean, begin- | | | | | |nings of German | |Trouble with the| | | |colonial policy.| |Afghans. | | | | | | | | | | |1886. Army put |1886. Russia |1886. Servia, | | | |on war footing |interferes in |Bulgaria and | | | |of one million |Bulgaria. |Greece compelled| | | |five hundred | |by the powers to| | |1888. Accession |thousand men. |1888. Central |disarm. | | |and death of | |Asian railway | | | |Frederick III. | |opened. |Treaty of peace | | |William II., | | |signed between | | |emperor. | | |Servia and | | | | | |Bulgaria. | | | | | | | | | | | |1889. Japan’s | | =1890=|1890. Resigna- | |1890-1892. |Constitution | | |tion of Bismarck| |Famine through |proclaimed. | | |as chancellor. | |the empire. | | | | | | | | | |1891. Triple |1891. Renewal of|1891. Imperial | | | |Alliance re- |Triple Alliance.|ukase orders ex-| | | |newed. | |pulsion of Jews | | | | | |from Moscow. | | | |1893. Anti- | | | | | |Jesuit law re- | | | | | |pealed. | | | | | | | | | | | |1894. Commercial|1894. Commercial|1894. Death of |1894. Turkey: | | |treaty with |treaty with |Alexander III. |British, French | | |Russia. New par-|Russia ratified.| |and Russian am- | | |liament house | |Nicholas II., |bassadors pre- | | |opened. | |czar. |sent note to | | | | | |sultan demanding| | |1895. North Sea |1895. Anti- |1895. Diplomatic|reforms in | | |and Baltic canal|Semitic agita- |relations with |Armenia. | | |opened. Restric-|tion. |Abyssinia. Per- | | | |tions imposed on| |secution of the |1894-1895. | | |American in- | |Jews. |Chinese-Japanese| | |surance compa- | | |war. | | |nies. | | | | | | | | | | | |1896. New civil |1896. Archduke |1896. First | | | |code for the |Karl Ludwig, |official census | | | |empire com- |heir to the |of the empire. | | | |pleted. |throne, dies. | | | | | |Millennial expo-|1897. Judicial |1897. Turko- | | | |sition at Buda- |reform in |Grecian war. | | | |pest. |Siberia. | | | | | | |China: Kiau- | | |1898. Death of |1898. Assassina-|1898. Port |Chau, with sur- | | |Bismarck. Em- |tion of the em- |Arthur leased |rounding zone, | | |peror visits |press by an |from China. |leased to | | |Constantinople |anarchist at | |Germany for | | |and Jerusalem. |Geneva. Aus- |1899. Czar pro- |ninety-nine | | | |gleich of 1867 |poses universal |years. | | | |renewed. |peace. The Fin- | | | | | |nish diet is de-|Port Arthur and | | | | |prived of the |Ta-lien-wan | | | | |exclusive right |leased to Russia| | | | |of legislation |for twenty-five | | | | |and a thorough |years. | | | | |policy of Russi-| | | | | |fication begun. | | | | | | | | | =1900=|1900. Abolition |1900. Marriage |1901. Count |1900. China: | | |of the Roman law|of the heir ap- |Tolstoi excommu-|Boxer uprising. | | |throughout |parent, Francis |nicated. | | | |Germany. |Ferdinand. | | | | | | | | | | |1901. Bicentena-| | |1901. Turkey | | |ry of the coro- | | |pays to the | | |nation of the | | |United States | | |first king of | | |the claims ad- | | |Prussia. | | |vanced in behalf| | | | | |of the missiona-| | | | | |ries in Asia | | | | | |Minor for losses| | | | | |incurred during | | | | | |the Armenian | | | | | |disturbances of | | | | | |1895-1896. | | | | | | | | |1902. Prince |1902. Triple | |1902. Treaty of | | |Henry of Prussia|Alliance re- | |alliance signed | | |visits the |newed. The | |between Great | | |United States. |language ques- | |Britain and | | | |tion between | |Japan. | | |England and |Germany and | | | | |Germany press |Czechs. | | | | |their Venezuelan| | | | | |claims. |1903. New tariff|1903. Russo- |1903. Servia: A | | | |bill. Visit of |Japanese crisis.|band of conspi- | | | |the czar of | |rators invade | | | |Russia. | |the royal palace| | | | | |and slay King | | | | | |Alexander and | | | | | |Queen Draga. | | | | | | | | | | | |The national | | | | | |assembly chooses| | | | | |Peter | | | | | |Karageorgevitch | | | | | |king. | | | | | | | | |1904. German |1904. Ultimatum |1904. War with |1904. Japanese | | |troops defeated |to the Sultan |Japan over |war with Russia.| | |in Africa. |issued. Great |Manchuria begun.| | | | |railway strike. | | | | | | | | | | |1905. Interven- |1905. Treaty |1905. Fall of |1905. The Russo-| | |tion of Germany |with Germany |Port Arthur and |Japanese peace | | |in Moroccan |ratified. |end of war. |treaty ratified.| | |affairs. | |Great railway | | | |The new commer- |Universal suf- |strike at Petro-| | | |cial treaties. |frage on an |grad, Warsaw and| | | | |educational |Moscow. Consti- | | | |Marriage of the |basis advocated.|tution granted | | | |crown prince. | |by czar and the | | | | | |Duma authorized.| | | | | | | | | |1906. Propaganda|1906. Prince |1906. The czar | | | |against |Schillingfurst |opened the first| | | |Socialism. |succeeds Baron |Russian Duma. | | | | |Gautch. | | | | | | | | | | |1907. German |1907. Universal |1907. Third |1907. Abdication| | |emperor visited |suffrage bill |Russian Duma |of Korean | | |London. |passed. |convened. Resig-|emperor. | | | | |nation of Count | | | | |1909. Bosnia and|Witte as prime | | | | |Herzegovina ac- |minister of | | | | |quired. |Russia. | | | | | | | | | =1910=|1910. Emperor | |1910. Death of |1910. Japan | | |William received| |Count Tolstoi. |annexed Korea. | | |ex-President | | | | | |Roosevelt. | | |Montenegro be- | | | | | |came a kingdom | | | | | |with Nicholas as| | | | | |king. | | | | | | | | |1911. The |1911. Austria |1911. Russian | | | |Emperor urged a |strengthens her |army mobilized | | | |policy of re- |army and navy. |on Chinese | | | |clamation. | |frontier. | | | | | | | | | |1912. Large |1912. Death of |Premier Stolypin|1912. Greece | | |Socialist gains |Premier |assassinated. |joins Balkan | | |in German Diet. |Aerenthal. | |Allies in war | | | | | |against Turkey. | | | | | | | | | | | |Death of | | | | | |Mutsuhito; | | | | | |Yoshito becomes | | | | | |mikado of Japan.| | | | | | | | |1913. Declares |1913. Mobilize |1913. Serfdom |1913. Assassina-| | |support of |army on Servian |obliterated from|tion of King | | |Triple Alliance.|frontier to con-|entire empire. |George of | | | |serve interests | |Greece. Constan-| | | |of Empire | |tine, king. | | | |pending Balkan | | | | | |war. | |China a repub- | | | | | |lic; Yuan, | | | |Archduke and | |president. | | | |Duchess of | | | | | |Austria assassi-| | | | | |nated in Bosnia.| | | | | | | | | | |=Greatest European War in History begins with the British Empire, | | |France, Russia, Belgium, Japan, Servia, Italy, Portugal and | | |Roumania on one side, and Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and | | |Bulgaria on the other.= | | | | | | | | |1914. Germany’s |1914. Austria |1914. Russian |1914. Greece re-| | |new fiscal poli-|adopts a strong |Premier |tains the Aegean| | |cy lays a tax on|policy against |Kokovtsov re- |islands wrested | | |royalty. De- |Balkan expan- |signs. As a |from Turkey. | | |clares war on |sion. Joins Ger-|member of the | | | |the Triple |many in a decla-|Triple Entente | | | |Entente. |ration of war on|joins in war on | | | | |the Triple |the Teutonic | | | | |Entente. |Alliance. | | | | | | | | | |1915. Wages a |1915. At the |1915. Russia de-|1915. King Con- | | |ruthless sub- |suggestion of |clares war on |stantine of | | |marine war on |the United |Bulgaria. Loses |Greece refuses | | |allied shipping |States, its Am- |Poland and its |to support | | |and neutral |bassador, Dr. |capital, Warsaw,|Venizelos’ pro- | | |vessels carrying|Dumba, is recal-|to the Teutonic |allies policy. | | |contraband of |led from |Allies. |Latter resigns | | |war. Shows as- |Washington. | |as premier. | | |tonishing effi- | | | | | |ciency in the | | |Turkey success- | | |conduct of the | | |fully repulsed | | |war against the | | |the attempt of | | |Entente Allies. | | |the Entente | | | | | |Allies to force | | | | | |the Dardanelles.| | | | | | | | | | | |Bulgaria enters | | | | | |the war on be- | | | | | |half of the | | | | | |Teutonic Allies.| | | | | | | | | | | |Yoshohito | | | | | |crowned emperor | | | | | |of Japan. | | | | | | | | |1916. German mi-|1916. Austria- |1916. Premier |1916. Roumania | | |litary opera- |Hungary proves a|Sturmer resigns |enters the war | | |tions and con- |powerful aid to |and is succeeded|on side of the | | |quests stand out|the Teutonic |by M. Trepoff. |Entente, and is | | |in marked con- |Allies in the | |conquered by the| | |trast with those|Balkans. Emperor|Russian and |Teutonic-Bulgar | | |of the Entente |Francis Joseph |Roumanian armies|forces with the | | |Allies. Belgium,|dies and is suc-|are defeated and|loss of its cap-| | |Servia, Monte- |ceeded on the |driven back with|ital, Bucharest.| | |negro, Poland, |throne by Emper-|frightful losses| | | |Lithuania, Alba-|or Charles I. |in the Balkans. |President Yuan | | |nia and Roumania| | |of China assas- | | |are held under | | |sinated. Li | | |Teutonic rule. | | |Yuan-hung be- | | |Poland is de- | | |comes president.| | |clared indepen- | | | | | |dent by Germany | | |Premier Okuma of| | |and Austria. | | |Japan resigns, | | | | | |and is succeeded| | | | | |by Count | | | | | |Terauchi, an ag-| | | | | |gressive champi-| | | | | |on of both Japan| | | | | |and China. | | | | | | | | |1917. The German|1917. Austro- |1917. The Rus- |1917. Great | | |government sends|Bulgarian army |sian government |political unrest| | |peace overtures |makes a strong |supports France |in India. | | |to belligerent |drive against |and Great | | | |and neutral |Roumania, and |Britain in re- |Turkey revokes | | |nations. |Russia. Emperor |jecting peace |all treaties | | | |Charles crowned |overtures of the|limiting her ab-| | |Germany declares|King of Hungary.|Central Powers. |solute indepen- | | |a rigid blockade| | |dence as a | | |of the Entente | |Russian monarchy|nation. | | |Powers. | |overthrown; Czar| | | | | |abdicates and a | | | | | |republic is | | | | | |established. | | +-------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+

LIVING NATIONS OF THE WORLD TO-DAY

The world as it is known to-day comprises six great divisions or parts, namely, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, and Oceania or Australasia. The most dependable statistics estimate their _area_ and _population_ as follows:

AREA AND POPULATION OF THE EARTH BY CONTINENTS