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The Origins of the Korean War, Volume I:
Liberation and the Emergence of Separate Regimes, 19451947
The Origins of the Korean War, Volume II:
The Roaring of the Cataract, 19471950
Koreas Place in the Sun: A Modern History
Parallax Visions: Making Sense of AmericanEast Asian Relations
Dominion from Sea to Sea: Pacific Ascendancy and American Power
D EDICATED TO P RESIDENT K IM D AE J UNG
(19252009):
dissident, politician, statesman, conciliator, peacemaker
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| 2333 B.C . | Mythical founding of the Korean nation by Tangun and his bear wife. |
| A.D. 668918 | Silla kingdom rules a Korea unified up to the Taedong River flowing through Pyongyang. |
| 9181392 | Koryo dynasty governs Korea from its capital at Kaesong and produces the worlds most exquisite celadon pottery. |
| 1231 | Mongols sweep through China and invade Korea. |
| 1392 | Establishment of the Choson dynasty by Gen. Yi Song-gye, who makes Seoul the capital. |
| 1443 | Invention of hangul, Koreas unique alphabet, by scholars working for King Sejong. |
| 15921598 | Japanese invasions under the warlord Hideyoshi devastate Korea, but are turned back by Adm. Yi Sun-shins forces; Hideyoshi dies. |
| 1876 | Japanese gunboats open Koreas ports to foreign trade and impose the first unequal treaty. |
| 1882 | United States and Korea sign a similarly unequal treaty. |
| 1894 | Tonghak peasant uprising defeated. |
| 18941895 | Japan defeats China in Sino-Japanese War. |
| 1894 | Slavery abolished. |
| 19041905 | Japan wins Russo-Japanese War; Korea becomes a Japanese protectorate. |
| 1910 | Japan annexes Korea as its colony and abolishes the Choson dynasty. |
| 1919 | Independence movement against Japanese rule begins on March 1, and after many months of nationwide protest is crushed. |
| 1932 | Japanese establish the puppet state of Manchukuo on March 1, comprising three northeastern provinces of China. |
| 1937 | Japan provokes Sino-Japanese War. |
| 1941 | Japan attacks the United States at Pearl Harbor. |
| 1945 | Korea liberated following the surrender of Japanese forces to the Allies. |
| 19451948 | U.S. Army Military Government in Korea. |
| 1948 | Republic of Korea and Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea established. |
| 19501953 | Korean War. |
| 1961 | General Park Chung Hee leads the first military coup. |
| 1980 | General Chun Doo Hwan crushes the Kwangju rebellion and leads the second military coup. |
| 1987 | Nationwide protests force the military dictatorship to hold presidential elections. |
| 1992 | Kim Young Sam elected president and ushers in a more democratic political era. |
| 1994 | Kim Il Sung dies and his son, Kim Jong Il, becomes top leader in the North. |
| 1997 | Kim Dae Jung becomes the first member of the opposition to win the presidency in the South. |
| 2000 | First summit between Korean heads of state held in Pyongyang; Kim Dae Jung awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 2002 | Roh Moo Hyun elected. |
| 2007 | Lee Myung Bak elected. |
| AMG | U.S. Army Military Government |
| CIC | Counter-Intelligence Corps (American) |
| DPRK | Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North) |
| G-2 | U.S. Military Intelligence |
| JCS | Joint Chiefs of Staff (American) |
| KCIA | Korean Central Intelligence Agency |
| KMAG | Korean Military Advisory Group (American) |
| KNP | Korean National Police (South) |
| KPA | Korean Peoples Army (North) |
| KTRC | Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South) |
| KWP | Korean Workers Party (North) |
| NSC | National Security Council |
| NWY | Northwest Youth Corps (South) |
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