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Taiwan Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

Explore the rich history of Taiwan with this exciting timeline game. Test your knowledge and see if you can correctly place events in their chronological order.

  • Learn about the Dutch colonization of Taiwan
  • Discover the impact of Japanese rule on the island
  • See how Taiwan transitioned to a democratic society
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  • 1624: Dutch East India Company establishes a trading post in Taiwan
  • 1661: Kingdom of Tungning established by Zheng Chenggong
  • 1683: Qing Dynasty annexes Taiwan
  • 1887: Taiwan becomes a prefecture of Fujian province
  • 1895: Japan gains control of Taiwan after First Sino-Japanese War
  • 1895-1945: Taiwan under Japanese rule
  • 1945: Retrocession of Taiwan to Republic of China after World War II
  • 1954-1955: Taiwan Strait Crisis
  • 1949: Declaration of martial law in Taiwan
  • 1979: Taiwan Relations Act passed by United States Congress
  • 1996: Lee Teng-hui becomes first directly elected President of Taiwan
  • 2002: Taiwan joins World Trade Organization
  • 2014: Sunflower Student Movement protests against trade agreement with China
  • 2016: Tsai Ing-wen elected as first female President of Taiwan
  • 2020: COVID-19 pandemic hits Taiwan
  • 2021: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company becomes world's largest semiconductor manufacturer

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