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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing
1951
1955
1793
1854
2. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'
1876
1592
1927
c. 1918
3. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing
1793
1955
1921
1954
4. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1910
1998
1966
1956
5. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1950
1994
1863
1955
6. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1910
1993
1694
1958
7. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1392
1916
1767
1735
8. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1919
1976
1776
1735
9. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1897
1735
1627
1863
10. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1899
1989
c. 1918
1997
11. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1941
1957
1994
1966
12. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1901
1960
1793
1904
13. Communist Part of China founded
1793
1953
1916
1921
14. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1911
1868
1947
1998
15. Taiping rebellion begins
1941
1925
1850
1973
16. Korean provisional government founded
1955
1919
1901
1973
17. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1921
1925
1661
1876
18. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1979
1911
1956
1916
19. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1980
1911
1901
1644
20. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1945
1598
1910
1926
21. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea
1776
1598
1966
1979
22. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1997
1977
1950
1957
23. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1954
1722
1958
1871
24. Communist Part of China founded
1936
1977
1921
1776
25. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders
1998
1951
1767
1999
26. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1603
1987
1945
1949
27. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1863
2002
1979
1998
28. Korean War begins
1904
1919
1950
1941
29. Ming Dynasty founded
1926
1899
1368
1722
30. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1627
c. 1918
1976
1993
31. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1850
1977
1919
1937
32. Taiping rebellion ends
1980
1864
1627
1934
33. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1973
1997
1997
1957
34. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1980
1999
1839
1916
35. Taiping rebellion ends
1864
1661
1776
1921
36. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1955
1949
1972
1863
37. Queen Min Assassinated
1895
1972
1953
1916
38. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1926
1945
1958
1735
39. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1994
1901
1864
1980
40. Second Opium War begins
1856
1976
1919
c. 1918
41. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1722
1793
1603
1977
42. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1949
1987
1945
1960
43. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1956
1863
1894
1977
44. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws
1856
1921
1854
1866
45. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1839
1735
1976
1987
46. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1839
1776
1998
1799
47. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1858
1894
1972
1694
48. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1945
1937
1958
1910
49. Opium War begins
1839
1989
1973
1863
50. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1858
1598
1989
1954
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