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Korea forced to sign Kanghwa treaty
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Korea opens to foreighn trade
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Treaty of friendship with the US
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Li - Ito treat is sighned (balancing forces in Korea)
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Sino - Japanese war
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Korean Tonghak rebellion
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Chinese and Japanese forces clash in Seoul
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End of the Sino - Japanese war
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China gives up Taiwan
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Queen Min assasinated by Japanese forces
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Korean army disembanded
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Japan begins guerilla
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Korean deligated not allowed to be at hearing of Treaty of Protectorate
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Korea becomes part of the japanese empire
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Rice Riots
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End of World War 2
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Koreans protest versailles conference. Thousands killed, Tens of thousands imprisoned
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Educational expansion
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Cultural activity movement to Japanize Korea. Religion, names, education.
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Slaves and comfort women begin to be used in Japanese industry.