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Japan officially annexes Korea as a Colony
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Chiang Kai Shek takes over the NRA
Following Sun Yat-sen's death, Chiang Kai Shek became the new party leader. -
Raping of Nanjing
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Harry S Truman is elected President of the United States
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WWII officially ends with Japan's surrender
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Marshall Plan is announced
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Syngman Rhee is elected the first president of South Korea
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Chinese Communists officialy defeat the Nationalists
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ROC moves its government to Taiwan
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North Korea invades South Korea