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Japan Debating Invasion
Korea will not recognize the emperor in Japan, so Japan debates invading Korea. -
Kangwa Treaty
Japan makes Korea sign the Kangwa Treaty, which opens Korea to foreign trade. -
United States Treaty With Korea
US signs treaty of Friendship with Korea, and soon other western powers follow. -
Li Hongzhang (China) and Ito Hirobumi (Japan) Treaty
These two leaders sign the Li- Ito agreement which balances their forces and influences in Korea. -
Korean Tonghak Rebellion
The Korean Tonghak rebellion (anti- foreign populist) is in full force. -
Korean Immigrants
The first Korean immigrants come to Hawaii. -
Russo- Japanese War
This war begins giving Japan the Liaodong concession, Russian railway rights in Manchuria and influence over Korea which went unchallenged. -
President Theodore Roosevelt
US Pres. Theodore Roosevelt bargins the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo- Japanese war. -
Treaty of Annexation
Korea then became apart of the Japanese empire.
