Annexation of Korea in 1910
Timeline1870s Japan begins to see Korea as part of its area of interest
1876 Japan uses gunboat diplomacy to “open” Korea to unequal terms of trade and diplomacy, just as the West had done to Japan. 1876 The unequal Treaty of Kanghwa with Japan is the direct result 1895 Assassination of Queen Min. Sino-Japanese war ends. China now removed as a check on Japanese ambitions towards Korea 1904 Outbreak of Russo-Japanese War 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth ends Russo-Japanese war and Russia now removed as a check on Japan's territorial ambitions in Korea 1907 Korean army disbanded 1909 Assassination of first resident general Ito Hirobumi 1910 Annexation Treaty |
LinksKorea Times 1910 Treaty invalid -Interesting article (in English) from the Korea Times
Japanese occupation of Korea -Document based essay questions Eyewitness account of the assassination of Queen Min |