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Maps in time from 1900 to 2000 
Geopolitical changes from 1900 to 1914 
At the beginning of the 20th century imperialism by western powers was at its 
height. Although the British and French Empires dominated the globe, other 
empires were in decline - the Spanish Empire had already diminished, and the 
Ottoman Empire was under pressure from independence movements within its 
own borders, especially in the Balkans. 

Africa 
Nigeria:
In 1901 Nigeria loses its independence and becomes a British 
protectorate. 
Swaziland:
In 1902, after the second Boer War, the Transvaal no longer 
governs Swaziland and it becomes a British protectorate. 
Burundi and Rwanda:
In 1903 Burundi is formally annexed and administered 
by Germany. Although nominally part of the German colony of German East 

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Africa since the 1890s, from 1911 Rwanda is administered directly by the 
German colonial authorities. 
Seychelles:
In 1903 the Seychelles becomes a British Crown Colony in its 
own right. It had previously been part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius. 
Nyasaland:
In 1907 British Central Africa is renamed Nyasaland. 
Union of South Africa:
In 1910 the Union of South Africa is created from the 
British colonies of Cape Colony, Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal. The 
new state has dominion status. 
Comoros Islands:
In 1912 the Comoros Islands are formally annexed by 
France and made into a French colony, having been a French protectorate 
since the 1840s. 
Naj'd: 
The Naj’d, stronghold of the Wahhabi movement, is conquered from the 
Ottoman Empire between 1899 and 1912 by the Wahhabi leader, Ibn Saud. 
Saud conquers Riyadh in 1902 and is master of the Naj'd by 1906. On the eve 
of the First World War, Saud conquers the Al-Ahsa region from the Ottoman 
Turks and extends control over other areas.