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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






3. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy






4. Qianlong emperor comes to power






5. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






6. Nanjing Massacre occurs






7. Queen Min Assassinated






8. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






9. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






10. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






11. Kangxi emperor comes to power






12. Taiping rebellion begins






13. Boxer rebellion begins






14. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






16. The United States expedition against Korea begins






17. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






18. Communist Part of China founded






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






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






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






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






23. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






24. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






26. The Long March begins






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






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






29. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms






30. Nanjing Massacre occurs






31. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






33. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






34. Korean War begins






35. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






36. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






38. Queen Min Assassinated






39. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






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






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






43. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






45. Tiananmen Square Massacre






46. Korean War concludes in an armistice






47. Second Opium War begins






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






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






50. Korean provisional government founded






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