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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. The Cultural Revolution begins
1941
1661
1949
1966
2. Russo-Japanese war begins
1856
1904
1854
1735
3. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws
1941
1644
1866
1953
4. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1997
1856
1868
1998
5. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1947
1925
1856
1921
6. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1977
1951
1979
1936
7. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1894
1901
1895
1953
8. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1976
1895
1864
1977
9. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan
1854
1994
1931
1899
10. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1972
1894
1799
1911
11. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1916
1793
1850
1949
12. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing
1767
1793
1925
1868
13. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1960
1945
1973
2002
14. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1961
1960
1947
1911
15. The Cultural Revolution begins
1987
1980
1966
1961
16. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1947
1937
1972
1994
17. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1980
1866
1993
1592
18. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1850
1971
1921
1989
19. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1954
1925
1951
1876
20. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1368
1661
1899
1694
21. Opium War begins
1839
1899
1977
1735
22. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1972
1863
1936
1926
23. Taiping rebellion ends
1897
1864
1592
1949
24. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1627
1953
1977
1910
25. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1950
1972
1936
1951
26. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1958
1987
1977
1661
27. Kim Il Sung dies
1950
1910
1953
1994
28. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1592
1949
1627
1901
29. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1603
1993
1799
1980
30. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1947
1894
1998
1980
31. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1661
1958
1799
1951
32. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1982
1894
1947
1911
33. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1722
1951
1767
1956
34. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1949
1910
1976
1998
35. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1735
1931
1973
1951
36. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1901
1911
1876
1895
37. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1945
1979
1976
1392
38. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1993
1951
c. 1918
1850
39. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1799
1997
1644
1941
40. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1979
1936
1949
1956
41. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1954
1972
1921
1937
42. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1934
1956
1858
1966
43. Taiping rebellion begins
1926
1925
1850
1999
44. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1793
1876
1973
1895
45. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1894
1911
1592
1858
46. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1925
1979
1937
1955
47. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1916
1897
1895
1957
48. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1945
1993
1627
1864
49. The Long March begins
1934
1901
1931
1979
50. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1961
1957
1868
1994
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