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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1966
1989
1980
1947
2. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1911
1961
1960
1627
3. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing
1972
1793
1897
1927
4. Communist Part of China founded
1895
1945
1951
1921
5. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1982
1972
1931
1927
6. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1876
1966
1911
1868
7. The Cultural Revolution begins
1966
1866
1973
1767
8. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1941
1958
1799
1694
9. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1735
1997
1868
1966
10. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1911
1926
1982
1722
11. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1972
1931
1871
1894
12. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1971
1910
1876
1999
13. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1958
1931
1767
1722
14. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1921
1910
1961
1871
15. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea
1598
1921
1868
1661
16. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1644
1904
1956
c. 1918
17. Taiping rebellion ends
1864
1994
1919
1854
18. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1876
1916
1926
1961
19. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
2002
1972
1949
1941
20. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1997
1921
1960
1735
21. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1897
1722
1977
1941
22. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1957
1901
1863
1989
23. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
2002
1999
1866
1958
24. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1858
1863
c. 1918
1921
25. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1368
1661
1936
1955
26. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
c. 1918
1904
1925
1904
27. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1627
1603
1793
1957
28. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1644
1735
1644
1980
29. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1904
1598
1993
1934
30. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1858
1998
1982
1644
31. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1627
1897
1954
1868
32. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1993
1949
1910
1971
33. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1897
1868
1793
1799
34. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1864
1603
1839
1799
35. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1793
1850
1956
1941
36. Second Opium War begins
1982
1603
1976
1856
37. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1793
1876
1982
1592
38. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1954
1957
1926
1947
39. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1598
1958
1973
1949
40. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1976
1910
1949
1894
41. Kim Il Sung dies
1911
1994
1966
1904
42. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1949
1934
1950
1937
43. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1937
1799
1871
1368
44. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1982
1776
1901
1954
45. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1953
1941
1722
1999
46. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws
1864
1901
1866
1876
47. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1627
1961
1925
1982
48. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1694
1972
1927
1951
49. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1931
1937
1987
1998
50. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1776
1973
1368
1897
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