Taiwan----History

Taiwan - History

• Before ROC
  • Historical Background
  • Chinese Dynasties and Their Capitals
• East Meets West
  • Contact with the West
  • China's Closed-Door Policy
  • Breaking Down the Door
• Birth of a New China
  • Waves of Revolution
  • Shaky Beginnings
  • The Warlord Era
  • Japanese Provocations
  • The Rise of the Chinese Communists
  • The War Against Japan
  • Communist Rebellion

• History of Taiwan
  • The Indigenous Taiwan
  • Buffeted by Colonial Winds
  • Dutch Rule
  • Foreign Trade
  • Frontier Missionaries in Taiwan
  • Chinese Immigration
  • The Dutch and Chinese Conflict
  • Cheng Cheng-kung
  • An Anti-Manchu Base
  • Defeat by the Qing
  • Qing Dynasty Rule
  • Agriculture
  • Short-lived Provincial Status
  • Japanese Rule of Taiwan
  • Modernization of Infrastructure
  • Chianan Irrigation System
  • Intensification of Agriculture
  • Industrial Development
  • Hydroelectric Power
  • Enforced Economic Dependence
  • Resistance Against Japanese Rule

• The ROC on Taiwan
  • General Introduction
  • Political Development
  • Economic Development