Modern Taiwan

Modern Taiwan

Taiwan was influenced by the powerful dynasties of China beginning in the 17th century. Both the Ming dynasty & Qing dynasty administered the island until China was defeated by Japan in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95. Taiwan became a colony of Japan & the Japanese built roads & railroads to exploit the abundance of natural resources in Taiwan. At the closing of WWII Taiwan was returned to the Chinese as the defeated Japanese withdrew. [BM] {UA}