Summary - HIST 218
This document summarizes the major events covered in the course. It is intended as a study aid for revision and for planning the final exam essay. The content is organized as a table. Rows are time periods, and columns are China, Japan, Vietnam, Korea and Taiwan. Reading across a row shows what was happening in each country during the same period. Reading down a column shows how one country developed over time. Topics include the Qing decline and Western pressure, the rise of Japan as a military power, French colonial rule in Vietnam, Japanese rule in Korea, the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War, Mao-era economic experiments, and China's opening to the non-socialist world. **How it can be used** - Review the chronology of major events before the exam - Compare countries across the same period when preparing essay arguments - Find specific events or dates to use as essay evidence The document is the original manuscript. A Word file is created for higher readability. The content across files is the same.
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