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22 matches to Korea
Atom Bomb. 1945 US. 1949 USSR. 1952 Britain. 1960 France. 1964 China. 1974 India. 1989 South Africa (dismantled). 1998 Pakistan. ? Israel. 1990s Argentina, Brazil. Soon: Iraq, Iran, North Korea. H-Bomb. Neutron Bomb.
Capital Punishment. Abolished: 1863 Venezuela; 1870 Netherlands; 1877 Costa Rica; 1949 Germany; 1965 Britain; 1969 Vatican City; 1972 US (reinstated 1976); 1976 Canada; 1981 France; (96 countries). Retained: Iran, Iraq, N Korea, USA (95 countries).
Kim Il-Sung. 1912-94. North Korean dictator 1948-. Korean War.
Koguryo. 2C BC-668. Korean kingdom. Overrun by Silla, T’ang.
Korea. 1C BC Koguryo/Silla/Paekche kingdoms. 676 Silla unified. 935 Koryo dynasty. 1259-1368 Mongol. 1392-1910 Yi dynasty. 1592, 97 Japan invades. 1627, 36 China invades. 1904 Japan occupies. 1945 US/USSR occupies. 1948 Divided: Republic of Korea(S)/Democratic Peoples Republic(N).
Korean War. 1950-3. China supports Communist invasion of South Korea. Repelled with UN aid-mainly US troops. MacArthur. 38th parallel border reestablished. 5M dead.
Koryo. 935-1392. Korean kingdom.
MacArthur, Douglas. 1880-1964. US Pacific Allied commander, WWII. Commanded Japanese occupation. Led UN forces in Korean War.
Mahayana. 1C-. Liberal Buddhist doctrine of China, Japan, Korea, Tibet. Bodhisattva.
March First Movement. SAMIL. 1919 Korean demonstration for independence from Japan.
Mutual Assistance Pact. 1950. USSR supports China, sends arms to N Korea.
Panmunjom. Site of Korean peace talks 1951-3.
Park Chung Hee. 1917-79. South Korean president. 1963-79 by 1961 coup. Economic growth.
Portsmouth, Treaty. 1905. Russia recognizes Japan in Korea, returning Manchuria to China.
Pueblo. US intelligence ship siezed 1968 by North Korea.
Rhee, Syngman. 1875-1965. First South Korean president 1948-60. Campaigned for Independence from Japan.
Shimonoseki Treaty. 1895. Ended first Sino-Japanese War. Japan gained Taiwan, Port Arthur. Korea independent.
Silla, Kingdom. 57BC-935. Korea, united peninsula 668.
Sino-Japanese War. 1894-5. Over Korea. Shimonoseki Treaty.
Tangun. Mythical First King of Koreans 2333BC-.
Truman, Harry S. 1884-1972. US president, 1945-53. Decided to drop A-Bomb. Potsdam. NATO. Korean War. Taft-Hartley. Fair Deal.
Yi. 1392-1910. Korean dynasty. Isolationist to 1876. Ended by Japanese annexation.