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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States






2. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea






3. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






4. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






5. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






6. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP






7. Opium War begins






8. Ming Dynasty founded






9. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw






10. Kangxi emperor comes to power






11. Queen Min Assassinated






12. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails






13. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai






14. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






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






17. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords






18. Taiping rebellion begins






19. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






20. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea






21. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






22. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






24. Taiping rebellion begins






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






26. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






27. Second Opium War begins






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






29. The United States expedition against Korea begins






30. Choson Dynasty founded






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






32. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






33. Ming Dynasty founded






34. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






35. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China






36. The Long March begins






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






38. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






39. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






40. Second Opium War begins






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






42. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






43. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






44. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied






45. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power






46. Queen Min Assassinated






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






48. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw






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






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