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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






2. Ming Dynasty founded






3. Qianlong emperor comes to power






4. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






5. Taiping rebellion begins






6. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






7. Kangxi emperor comes to power






8. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






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






11. Tiananmen Square Massacre






12. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






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






15. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






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






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






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






20. Second Opium War begins






21. Russo-Japanese war begins






22. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






23. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






24. Choson Dynasty founded






25. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






26. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






27. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






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






30. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony






31. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






32. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






33. Taiping rebellion ends






34. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






36. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






37. Kim Il Sung dies






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






39. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






40. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






41. Korean War begins






42. The United States expedition against Korea begins






43. The Long March begins






44. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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






47. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






48. The Great Leap Forward Begins






49. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






50. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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