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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1972
1776
1941
1960
2. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1950
1876
1998
1910
3. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1954
1868
1957
1839
4. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1776
1999
1947
1987
5. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia
1971
1993
1793
1921
6. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1694
1936
1937
1947
7. Opium War begins
1839
1982
1979
1776
8. Ming Dynasty founded
1927
1945
1368
1392
9. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1972
1735
1392
1979
10. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1945
1868
1661
1989
11. Queen Min Assassinated
1895
2002
1897
1793
12. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1894
1973
1997
2002
13. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1919
1927
1767
1936
14. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1931
1955
1592
1950
15. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1982
1997
1971
1945
16. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1866
1979
1767
1916
17. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1937
1960
1926
1850
18. Taiping rebellion begins
1987
1722
1850
1945
19. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1949
1999
1894
1864
20. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea
1603
1934
1989
1979
21. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1955
1793
1931
1592
22. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1999
1997
1644
1961
23. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1931
1925
1866
1876
24. Taiping rebellion begins
1850
1871
1894
1954
25. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1863
1644
2002
1987
26. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1911
1871
1776
1958
27. Second Opium War begins
1735
1856
1767
1989
28. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1950
1910
2002
1866
29. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1839
1592
1927
1871
30. Choson Dynasty founded
1864
1941
1392
1871
31. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1864
1961
1973
1976
32. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1897
1947
1989
1871
33. Ming Dynasty founded
1937
1998
1644
1368
34. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1894
1949
1735
1858
35. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1368
1951
1997
1925
36. The Long March begins
1960
1934
1644
1993
37. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1937
1793
1925
1947
38. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1916
1767
1955
1953
39. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'
1368
c. 1918
1979
1987
40. Second Opium War begins
1947
1941
1897
1856
41. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1966
1598
1627
1864
42. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1866
1911
1993
1953
43. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1868
1958
1644
1960
44. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1945
1839
1799
c. 1918
45. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1722
1960
1973
1972
46. Queen Min Assassinated
1895
1592
c. 1918
1799
47. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1858
1661
1854
1951
48. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1994
1868
1972
1951
49. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1947
1949
1863
1927
50. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1982
1897
1627
1979