korea

With no PoDs prior to the outbreak of the Donghak Rebellion in January 1894, how can the military expansion power and influence that Japan saw OTL over the next two decades be minimized as much as possible? And if we can get an effective PoD, what are the wider global effects? Does this...

In the 70s, North Korea proposed the formation of a confederal republic to achieve Korean reunification. This state would be known as Confederal Republic of Koryo and allow both countries to retain their individual political systems while uniting the country. WI such a plan was realized?

If the UN didn't interfered in the korean war for some reason, or didn't arrived in time and so the North koreans took over the entire peninsula, could the south korean government move to Jeju and stabilish the RoC there like Kai chek did in Taiwan?

Calling upon anybody who knows enough on European history. Both Germany and Korea sit upon the crossroads of their respective regions. (Europe vs. East Asia) Both Germany and Korea suffered massively from wars they had no control over(30 years war vs. Japanese/Qing invasions of Korea). Yet by...

Due the recent news from north korea and the fact that Seoul is just 60 km from the north korean border, and because of that it can be hit by the north korean artillery, I began to wonder something... What if the South korean capital had remained in Busan after the korean war, instead of...

I don't know if this question has been answered before, since I can't find it in the search bar. I apologize if it has been. The Question is in the Title: What would it take for the United States to occupy the entirety of the Korean peninsula after the end of WW2, instead of dividing it into a...

On January 9 of 1932, Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang threw a grenade in the direction of Hirohito's carriage when he was on his way to a military parade. The grenade missed, instead exploding near the carriage of Imperial Household Minister Ichiki Kitoko. There was little fallout from this...

During the collapse of the Yuan dynasty, a faction of the Goryeo court supported a war against the Ming to seize the Liaodong peninsula, sending general Yi Seong-gye to lead the invasion. He would proceed to turn his army around and oust the ruling dynasty from power, forming Joseon. What if...

Here is the link for information about the operation. If a firefight happened, Americans would have woken up in a "where the hell did this war come from" moment. I was only 2 at the time, I am not sure of these events were covered in the major news networks at the time or being carried out...

1. Let's say China does not go full communist during the Civil War. Maybe the KMT saves All of China, save for Manchuria, which is communist. The Korean War goes like OTL. 2. Then, Vietnam goes OTL or just unstable in the 1960s (you can diverge if you want). AFAIK, the Soviets were the main...

What have been the impacts of the conflict that almost ended the world? How do you think it changed the Confederate States? How do you think it changed Japan?

The third Korea This third korea should be in the middle of the two koreans "Central korea" (It can not be a korea that occupies part of the west of the east of the peninsula) How can a third korea exist? Maybe a British intervention? A Chinese korea?

Was there any possibility of a concerted national uprising across all of Korea against Japanese rule sometime in the period between 1910 and 1937? I know there was a lot of partisan/guerrilla reistance, but what was the closest Korea came to general rebellion during the period? And was there any...

Just one of several ideas I've been considering for the Before 1900s thread. The main point is the establishment of a Japanese settlement in northern Taiwan. I am not sure how workable is this TL, and how many changes can result, but I'll try. 1594 – Based on suggestions by Ryukyuan king Shō...

How big could a Chinese Empire realistically get before 400 AD? I was thinking maybe the Han dynasty+All of Korea+Manchuria+Maybe bits of Japan. Thoughts? How sustainable would such an Empire be?

Hello, What Dugout Doug will do after 1951 if he's not removed from command and the Korean War ends in 1951 by following a different path? Will the Big Chief retire in the comming years or goes to politics or private industry? Truman didn't like him so will he a search/find another pretext to...

What if the Chinese had intervened in the 1950 Korean War? How would this have modified the conflict? Would it have resulted in WWIII? Could the PLA roll back the US military? Would the US have been able to hold off the Red Chinese?

Vast and powerful vertically and/or horizontally integrated corporations developed in Japan (the zaibatsu, later keiretsu) and South Korea (the chaebol). At times only a handful of these companies, corporations, or conglomerates owned and controlled the majority of each nations economy. They...

In this scenario sometime around 1580 a Spanish Galleon arrives Southwestern Honshu badly damaged in a storm, if ultimately salvageable. As such the captain commissions local artisans to help him rebuild the ship with the assistance of local artisans who, on the order of their Daimyo go out of...