1910 ⟶ Japan Formally Annexes Korea

August 29: Imperial Japan annexes Korea.
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⚙️ Japan Launches Modernization Program

1866–1869: After the Meiji Restoration, Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.⟶
Japan Launches Modernization Program (1866)
Meiji RestorationModernizationIndustrializationPolitical ReformWesternizationImperialism
JapanJapan

🇯🇵 Abolition of the Feudal System in Japan

The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.⟶
Meiji RestorationFeudalismAbolitionPolitical ReformSamuraiDaimyoCentralizationModernizationImperialism
JapanJapan

🇯🇵 Taiwan Ceded to Japan

Taiwan is ceded to the Empire of Japan as a result of the First Sino-Japanese war.⟶
Taiwan Ceded to Japan (1895)
ImperialismColonialismSino-Japanese WarMeiji RestorationTerritorial ExpansionTreaty of ShimonosekiJapanese EmpireQing Dynasty
TaiwanTaiwanJapanJapanChinaChina

🤝 Japan Enforces Protectorate over Korea

July 24: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907.⟶
ImperialismColonialismTreatyJapanese EmpireProtectorate
JapanJapan

🤝 Japan and China Resolve Jiandao/Gando Border Dispute

Japan and China sign the Jiandao/Gando Treaty.⟶
Japan and China Resolve Jiandao/Gando Border Dispute (1909)
TreatyDiplomacyBorder DisputeQing DynastyTerritorial Claims
ChinaChinaJapanJapan

🇯🇵 Japan Formally Annexes Korea

August 29: Imperial Japan annexes Korea.⟶
Japan Formally Annexes Korea (1910)
ImperialismColonialismAnnexationJapanese EmpirePolitical HistoryWorld War IMeiji Restoration
JapanJapan