Modern History of South Korea (In a Nutshell)
Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War.
Korean war
Summary of Korean History to 2008
Brief History of South Korea to 2008. From the unification of the Korean peninsula in the 7th century to the civil war between North and South in the 1950s, and the North-South summits of Kim Dae Jung and Roh Tae woo.