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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1626 - 1642 The Spanish Empire landed on and occupied northern Taiwan, this colonial period lasted 16 years, when the last Spanish fortress fell to Dutch forces<br> | |||
1683 -The Qing dynasty formally annexed Taiwan, placing it under the jurisdiction of Fujian province<br> | |||
1887 - The Qing upgraded the island's administration from Taiwan Prefecture of Fujian Province to Fujian-Taiwan-Province<br> | |||
1894 - 1895 As the Qing dynasty was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War, Taiwan, along with Penghu and Liaodong Peninsula, were ceded in full sovereignty to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki<br> | |||
1911 - 1912 While Taiwan was still under Japanese rule, the Republic of China was founded on the mainland, following the Xinhai Revolution, which began with the Wuchang Uprising, replacing the Qing Dynasty and ending over two thousand years of imperial rule in China<br> | |||
1935 - The Japanese began an island-wide assimilation project to bind the island more firmly to the Japanese Empire and people were taught to see themselves as Japanese under the Kominka Movement, during which time Taiwanese culture and religion were outlawed and the citizens were encouraged to adopt Japanese surnames. By 1938 309,000 Japanese settlers resided in Taiwan.<br> | |||
1945 - After Japan's surrender ended World War II, most of Taiwan's approximately 300,000 Japanese residents were expelled and sent to Japan<br> | |||
1949 - A series of Chinese Communist offensives led to the capture of its capital Nanjing and the subsequent defeat of the Nationalist army on the mainland, and the Communists founded the People's Republic of China on 1 October<br> | |||
1949 - Martial law was declared on Taiwan and continued to be in effect after the central government relocated to Taiwan. It was not repealed until 1987<br> | |||
2007 - The ruling Democratic Progressive Party approved a resolution asserting a separate identity from China and called for the enactment of a new constitution for a normal country. It also called for general use of Taiwan as the country's name, without abolishing its formal name, the Republic of China<br> | |||
== Economy == | == Economy == | ||
Prior to WWII, Taiwan had a largely agrarian economy. However the war caused major damage to all areas of the country, as far as its ability to sustain itself. | Prior to WWII, Taiwan had a largely agrarian economy. However the war caused major damage to all areas of the country, as far as its ability to sustain itself. | ||