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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






4. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






5. Korean War concludes in an armistice






6. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan






7. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






9. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan






10. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power






11. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






14. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






16. Korean War begins






17. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






18. The Long March begins






19. Ming Dynasty founded






20. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






22. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






23. Communist Part of China founded






24. Russo-Japanese war begins






25. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down






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






27. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends






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






29. Ming Dynasty founded






30. Korean provisional government founded






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






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






33. Taiping rebellion begins






34. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






36. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






37. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names






38. Boxer rebellion begins






39. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






40. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






41. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies






42. Nanjing Massacre occurs






43. Taiping rebellion ends






44. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






46. Queen Min Assassinated






47. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






49. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






50. Kangxi emperor comes to power