General Sherman Incident - 3 Minute History

The video discusses Korea's isolationist policy and the limited foreign influence it allowed, primarily from China and some Japanese. In the 19th century, foreign powers began to force open Asian countries, but Korea maintained its isolation. The General Sherman incident in 1866, where a heavily armed American ship attempted to open Korea to trade, ended in conflict and the ship's destruction. Subsequent foreign expeditions by France and the US failed to open Korea, which was eventually opened by Japan.

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