South and North Korean History By xXFa113nxAngelXx Jul 23, 1894 Japanese Troop Invasion Aug 1, 1894 First Sino-Japanese War Feb 23, 1904 Japan-Korea Treaty Of 1904 Jul 29, 1905 Taft-Katsura Agreement Period: Jan 1, 1910 to Jan 1, 1945 Japanese Colonial Rule Jun 24, 1910 Korean War Aug 8, 1945 Declared Soviet Japanese War Aug 15, 1945 Victory Over Japan Sep 8, 1945 United States Army Military Government In Korea Sep 9, 1945 Japanese in South Korea Surrenders Dec 27, 1945 Moscow Conference Aug 15, 1948 Establishment of S. Korea Jun 29, 1949 Withdrawal of US Forces