The chronological order is the following:
During the 1800’s France takes over Indochina.
1835: New Zealand becomes independent. Main declaration of Independence in 1835.
1838: Britain annexes New Zealand.
1853: United States warships arrive in Japan demanding that Japan open its ports to trade.
1868: Meiji Restoration
1894 – 17 April 1895: Sino-Japanese War
1898: Spanish-American War
1898: The United States annexes Hawaii.
1899-1902: Filipino-U.S. conflict
1901: Australia becomes an independent commonwealth. Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901 when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia.
1904-1905: Russo-Japanese War