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  1. Complete the sentence about History of Korea with the correct year: The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC and the Neolithic period began thereafter, followed by the Bronze Age by _…
  2. Complete the sentence about Joseon with the correct year: In ______, Korea was retitled and the capital was moved to modern-day Seoul.
  3. Complete the sentence about Korean Empire with the correct year: The empire lasted until the Japanese annexation of Korea in August ______.
  4. Complete the sentence about Korean Empire with the correct year: In ______, the Korean Empire became a protectorate of the Empire of Japan.
  5. Complete the sentence about Korean Empire with the correct year: After the Japanese annexation in ______, the Korean Empire ceased to exist.
  6. Complete the sentence about Korean Empire with the correct year: The Gyo Junso was dissolved in ______, without having achieved success.
  7. Complete the sentence about Korean Empire with the correct year: Gojong named the new empire Daehan and changed the regnal year to Gwangmu, with ______ being the first year of Gwangmu.
  8. Complete the sentence about March 1st Movement with the correct year: Protests were largely concentrated in March and April of that year, although related protests continued until ______.
  9. Complete the sentence about March 1st Movement with the correct year: The anniversary of the movement's start has been celebrated since, although this was largely done in secret in Korea until its lib…
  10. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The KPG was founded in the Shanghai French Concession on 11 April ______.
  11. Complete the sentence about Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea with the correct year: After the surrender of Japan on 15 August ______, the provisional government came to an end.
  12. Complete the sentence about Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea with the correct year: On 15 August ______, Syngman Rhee, who had been the first president of the Provisional Government, be…
  13. Complete the sentence about Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea with the correct year: The ______-amended Constitution of South Korea recognizes the Republic of Korea "succeeds the legal t…
  14. Complete the sentence about Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea with the correct year: On 21 January ______, rumors that Emperor Gojong was poisoned by the Japanese imperial family came to…
  15. Complete the sentence about Korean independence movement with the correct year: The movement began around the late 19th or early 20th century, and ended with the surrender of Japan in ______.
  16. Complete the sentence about Korean independence movement with the correct year: After the outbreak of the Pacific War in ______, China became one of the Big Four Allies of World War II.
  17. Complete the sentence about Korean independence movement with the correct year: August 15, the day Japan surrendered in ______, is celebrated as a holiday in both South Korea and North Korea.
  18. Complete the sentence about Division of Korea with the correct year: By the early 18th century, both countries were one single nation: the Korean Empire, only to be annexed by the Empire of Japan in _…
  19. Complete the sentence about Division of Korea with the correct year: In December ______, the Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers resulted in an agreement on a five-year, four-power Korean trusteesh…
  20. Complete the sentence about Division of Korea with the correct year: In ______, after the UN failed to produce an outcome acceptable to the Soviet Union, UN-supervised elections were held in the US-oc…
  21. Complete the sentence about Korean War with the correct year: On 25 June ______, North Korea launched an invasion of South Korea.
  22. Complete the sentence about Korean War with the correct year: Communist forces captured Seoul again in January ______ before losing it to a UN counter-offensive two months later.
  23. Complete the sentence about Battle of Inchon with the correct year: The battle began on 15 September ______ and ended on 19 September.
  24. Complete the sentence about Korean Armistice Agreement with the correct year: The DMZ runs close to the 38th parallel and has separated North and South Korea since the Korean Armistice Agreement was s…
  25. Complete the sentence about Korean Armistice Agreement with the correct year: China normalized relations and signed a peace treaty with South Korea in ______.
  26. Complete the sentence about Korean Armistice Agreement with the correct year: In ______, China withdrew from the Military Armistice Commission, essentially leaving North Korea and the UN Command as th…
  27. Complete the sentence about Korean Armistice Agreement with the correct year: By mid-December ______, the United States was discussing terms for an agreement to end the Korean War.
  28. Complete the sentence about Korean Armistice Agreement with the correct year: Talks concerning an armistice started 10 July ______, in Kaesong, a North Korean city in North Hwanghae Province, near the…
  29. Complete the sentence about Korean Armistice Agreement with the correct year: The longest gap between discussions started on 23 August ______, when North Korea and its allies claimed that the conferen…
  30. Complete the sentence about Syngman Rhee with the correct year: After his release in ______, he moved to the United States, where he received degrees from American universities and met Presidents Theo…
  31. Complete the sentence about Syngman Rhee with the correct year: In ______, following the Japanese suppression of the March First Movement, Rhee joined the right-leaning Korean Provisional Government i…
  32. Complete the sentence about Syngman Rhee with the correct year: On 20 July ______, he was elected the first president of the Republic of Korea by the National Assembly, ushering in the First Republic…
  33. Complete the sentence about Park Chung-hee with the correct year: After serving for two years as chairman of the military junta, he was elected president in ______, ushering in the Third Republic.
  34. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, Park declared martial law after carrying out a self-coup.
  35. Complete the sentence about Park Chung-hee with the correct year: The country eventually democratized with the June Democratic Struggle in ______.
  36. Complete the sentence about Chun Doo-hwan with the correct year: A member of the military, he ruled the country as a military dictator following a successful coup in December ______.
  37. Complete the sentence about Chun Doo-hwan with the correct year: Born in Hapcheon County, Korea, Empire of Japan, Chun graduated from Korea Military Academy in ______ with a bachelor's degree in scien…
  38. Complete the sentence about Chun Doo-hwan with the correct year: During his tenure, South Korea's economy grew at its highest rate ever, achieving the country's first trade surplus in ______.
  39. Complete the sentence about Roh Tae-woo with the correct year: Born in Daegu, Roh graduated from Korea Military Academy in ______ with a bachelor's degree in science and later worked in the military.
  40. Complete the sentence about Roh Tae-woo with the correct year: Rising steadily through the ranks, he saw action in the Vietnam War, and by ______ he was a major general and commanded the White Horse D…
  41. Complete the sentence about Roh Tae-woo with the correct year: In June ______, Chun handpicked Roh as the candidate of the ruling Democratic Justice Party in the upcoming presidential election, which…
  42. Complete the sentence about Roh Tae-woo with the correct year: Shortly after inauguration, he presided over the ______ Summer Olympics in Seoul.
  43. Complete the sentence about Roh Tae-woo with the correct year: Relations with North Korea improved during his presidency, and the two Koreas were simultaneously admitted into the United Nations in ___…
  44. Complete the sentence about Kim Young-sam with the correct year: Born in Geoje during Japanese colonial rule, Kim graduated from Seoul National University in ______ with a bachelor's degree in philoso…
  45. Complete the sentence about Kim Young-sam with the correct year: Elected as president in the ______ presidential election, Kim became the first civilian to hold the office in over 30 years.
  46. Complete the sentence about Kim Young-sam with the correct year: In ______, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Seoul National University.
  47. Complete the sentence about Kim Young-sam with the correct year: In ______, Kim was elected to the National Assembly of South Korea, as a member of the party led by Syngman Rhee, the first president o…
  48. Complete the sentence about Kim Dae-jung with the correct year: At the time of his inauguration in ______, he was 74 years old, making him the oldest president in Korean history.
  49. Complete the sentence about Roh Moo-hyun with the correct year: The value of the South Korean won against the US dollar was the strongest during his administration since ______.
  50. Complete the sentence about Lee Myung-bak with the correct year: In ______, Lee received an honorary degree from Paris Diderot University.
  51. Complete the sentence about Lee Myung-bak with the correct year: Under Lee, South Korea increased its visibility and influence in the global scene, resulting in the hosting of the ______ G-20 Seoul su…
  52. Complete the sentence about Park Geun-hye with the correct year: Born in Daegu, Park graduated from Sogang University in ______ with a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering.
  53. Complete the sentence about Park Geun-hye with the correct year: Park started her fifth term as a representative elected via national list in June ______.
  54. Complete the sentence about Park Geun-hye with the correct year: On 9 December ______, Park was impeached by the National Assembly on charges related to influence peddling by her top aide, Choi Soon-s…
  55. Complete the sentence about Moon Jae-in with the correct year: As a result of his work in human rights law, Moon was chosen to be Roh's campaign manager in the ______ presidential election.
  56. Complete the sentence about April Revolution with the correct year: Syngman Rhee had been the first President of South Korea since the ______ presidential election.
  57. Complete the sentence about April Revolution with the correct year: The March ______ presidential election saw two main parties running against Rhee.
  58. Complete the sentence about Gwangju Uprising with the correct year: Chun had previously taken power and become military dictator through the coup d'état of December Twelfth at the end of ______.
  59. Complete the sentence about Gwangju Uprising with the correct year: In ______, a national day of commemoration for the massacre was established for May 18 and a national cemetery for the victims was b…
  60. Complete the sentence about Gwangju Uprising with the correct year: The assassination of President Park Chung Hee on 26 October ______ triggered a number of democracy movements that had previously bee…
  61. Complete the sentence about June Democratic Struggle with the correct year: Chun and Roh were unwilling to use violence as the ______ Olympic Games in Seoul were approaching.
  62. Complete the sentence about June Democratic Struggle with the correct year: Seeking to enhance his domestic and international standing by providing a veneer of democratic representation, President Chu…
  63. Complete the sentence about June Democratic Struggle with the correct year: In response to another wave of public protest in February ______, Chun agreed to allow parliamentary debate on constitutiona…
  64. Complete the sentence about June Democratic Struggle with the correct year: In the 1980s, many student activists in universities struggled against Chun Doo-hwan's dictatorship in the aftermath of the…
  65. Complete the sentence about Inter-Korean summits with the correct year: In ______, the representatives of the two governments met for the first time since the division of the Korean peninsula.
  66. Complete the sentence about Inter-Korean summits with the correct year: A summit was held on 27 April ______ in South Korea's portion of the Joint Security Area.
  67. Complete the sentence about Kim Il Sung with the correct year: Kim Il Sung authorized the invasion of South Korea in ______, triggering an intervention in defense of South Korea by the United Nations…
  68. Complete the sentence about Kim Il Sung with the correct year: Following the military stalemate in the Korean War, a ceasefire was signed in ______.
  69. Complete the sentence about King Sejong the Great with the correct year: In mid-______, Yangnyŏng was deposed and Sejong made the crown prince.
  70. Complete the sentence about King Sejong the Great with the correct year: In ______, Sejong had the government research organization Hall of Worthies reestablished.
  71. Complete the sentence about King Sejong the Great with the correct year: In ______, Sejong launched the successful Ōei Invasion against the Japanese Tsushima Island.
  72. Complete the sentence about King Sejong the Great with the correct year: Sejong died at the age of 52 in ______ and is buried in the tomb Yeongneung.
  73. Complete the sentence about Yi Sun-sin with the correct year: Yi died from a gunshot wound in the Battle of Noryang, the last major battle of the Imjin War, on December 16, ______.
  74. Complete the sentence about Yi Sun-sin with the correct year: In ______, he lured the Jurchen into battle, defeated the marauders, and captured their chief, Mu Pai Nai.
  75. Complete the sentence about Imjin War with the correct year: The conflict ended in ______ with the withdrawal of Japanese forces from the Korean Peninsula after a military stalemate in Korea's souther…
  76. Complete the sentence about Imjin War with the correct year: In ______, General Yi Sŏnggye led a coup to take power in Korea, and he ruled as Taejo of Joseon.
  77. Complete the sentence about Imjin War with the correct year: In ______, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, recognized as "King of Japan" by China, had Japan enter the Chinese tributary system.
  78. Complete the sentence about Taejo of Joseon with the correct year: In ______, the Yi family defected to Goryeo, helping Goryeo seize control of Ssangseong Prefecture from its governor, Cho So-saeng.
  79. Complete the sentence about Taejo of Joseon with the correct year: In October ______, he killed Pak Ŭi who rebelled against the government.
  80. Complete the sentence about Taejo of Joseon with the correct year: In ______, General Naghachu invaded Goryeo and Yi Sŏnggye defeated him after being appointed as commander.
  81. Complete the sentence about Gojong of Korea with the correct year: In ______, Japan forcefully opened up Korea and began a decades-long process of moving the peninsula into its own sphere of influence…
  82. Complete the sentence about Gojong of Korea with the correct year: Gojong was forced to abdicate in ______, and was replaced by his son, Yi Cheok.
  83. Complete the sentence about Empress Myeongseong with the correct year: On 8 October ______, the Hullyŏndae regiment loyal to the Daewongun attacked Gyeongbokgung and overpowered its royal guards.
  84. Complete the sentence about Empress Myeongseong with the correct year: In ______, at the age of 32, King Cheoljong died suddenly under ambiguous causes.
  85. Complete the sentence about Ahn Jung-geun with the correct year: An was imprisoned and executed by Japanese imperial forces at Lüshun Russo-Japanese Prison in ______.
  86. Complete the sentence about Ahn Jung-geun with the correct year: The Catholic Church excommunicated him for the assassination; the excommunication was lifted in ______.
  87. Complete the sentence about Ahn Jung-geun with the correct year: An was born on 2 September ______, in Haeju, Hwanghae Province, Joseon.
  88. Complete the sentence about Yu Gwan-sun with the correct year: Yu Gwan-sun was born on December 16, ______, near Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Korean Empire.
  89. Complete the sentence about Yu Gwan-sun with the correct year: In ______ while a student at the Ewha Haktang, she witnessed the beginnings of the March First Independence Movement.
  90. Complete the sentence about Yu Gwan-sun with the correct year: On March 10, ______, all schools, including Ewha Women's School, were temporarily closed by the Governor-General of Korea, and Yu returne…
  91. Complete the sentence about Yu Gwan-sun with the correct year: On March 1, ______, Seoul teemed with marches by people nationwide protesting the Japanese occupation of Korea.
  92. Complete the sentence about Yu Gwan-sun with the correct year: After this protest, organizers arrived at Ewha Haktang and encouraged Yu and her friends to join a demonstration that would take place in…
  93. Complete the sentence about Yu Gwan-sun with the correct year: On March 13, ______, Yu left Seoul after the Japanese government ordered all Korean schools to close on March 10 - a direct response to t…
  94. Complete the sentence about Kim Gu with the correct year: Born in Haeju, Hwanghae Province, Joseon, to a poor farming family, Kim was involved in the Donghak Peasant Revolution in ______.
  95. Complete the sentence about Kim Gu with the correct year: Kim was briefly a Buddhist monk before becoming a Christian and teacher in ______.
  96. Complete the sentence about Kim Gu with the correct year: In ______, he participated in the March First Movement against the Japanese.
  97. Complete the sentence about Kim Gu with the correct year: After the surrender of Japan in World War II, Kim returned to Korea in ______ as head of the provisional government.
  98. Complete the sentence about Ahn Changho with the correct year: Ahn was a Protestant social activist who in ______ established the later prominent Korean independence organization Shinminhoe when he re…
  99. Complete the sentence about Ahn Changho with the correct year: In ______, 16-year-old Ahn was disturbed by the destruction of the First Sino-Japanese War, and became determined to improve Korea.
  100. Complete the sentence about Goryeo–Khitan War with the correct year: In ______, General Kang Cho of Goryeo led a coup against King Mokjong, killing him and establishing military rule.

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