Test your basic knowledge |

Modern East Asian History Timeline

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Boxer rebellion begins






2. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






3. The Cultural Revolution begins






4. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry






5. Nanjing Massacre occurs






6. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul






7. Russo-Japanese war begins






8. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins






9. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy






10. Korean provisional government founded






11. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC






12. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms






13. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






14. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






15. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults






16. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






17. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins






18. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






19. Opium War begins






20. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins






21. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China






22. Choson Dynasty founded






23. Taiping rebellion ends






24. The United States expedition against Korea begins






25. Tiananmen Square Massacre






26. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan






27. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






28. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






29. Korean War begins






30. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






31. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






32. Communist Part of China founded






33. Queen Min Assassinated






34. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






35. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names






36. Nanjing Massacre occurs






37. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






38. Second Opium War begins






39. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






40. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






41. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






42. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






43. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified






44. Kangxi emperor comes to power






45. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies






46. The Long March begins






47. The Cultural Revolution begins






48. Communist Part of China founded






49. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC






50. Qianglong emperor steps down from power