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16 Cards in this Set
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1806
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Opening of korea
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1866
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Catholic purge in korea, US ship ‘surprise arrives’ and ‘General Sherman’
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1871
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Americans arrive at ‘independent korea’
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1875
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Unyokan incident
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1876
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Ganghwa treaty with Japan (korea independsent and equal with japan, all 3 ports open)
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1880-1
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Sightseeing tours (-> military reform)
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1882
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Imo soldiers riot, Taewongun uses opportunity to regain control, China and Japan competing for influence, korea concludes treaties with US, Mollendorff (->1905)
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1884
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Kapsin coup
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1885
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‘Convention of Tientsin’ signed
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1891
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Trans Siberian railway started until 1930
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1894
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Sino Japanese War (Japanese victory), Tonghak uprising (peasants rebel – Japan and China send it troops, Russia also curious), Kabo Reforms -> 96 (result of sightseeing tours – social reform, independence, security, reduce kings power – conservatives unhappy, seek help from Russia)
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1895
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Treaty of Shimonoseki (korea fully independent), Triple intervention (Russia, France and Germany gang up on Japan), Russia gives indemnity to Japan -> arms race. Queen min assassinated -> outrage
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1896
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Kojong flees to Russian legation, Korea becomes pro Russian and anti American
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1900
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Boxer uprising in China in response to Russian influence
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1904-5
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Russo-Japanese war
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1905
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Japanese victory in battle of Tsushima – 4830 russians killed compared to 110(590) of Japanese
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