East Asia History 1840-1990 By Nioooloveyou Period: 1392 to 1910 K: Joseon Dynasty Period: 1557 to 1997 C: Portuguese controlled Macau Period: 1600 to 1868 J: Tokugawa Shogunate Period: 1644 to 1911 C: Qing Dynasty 1757 C: Canton opened to British and other traders 1793 C: Macartney mission to china 1834 C: Opium illegally exported to china in small dosed until 1834 Period: 1834 to 1838 C: massive increase in Chinese opium imports 1839 C: Daoguang emperor ‘’enough is enough’’ - opium Period: 1839 to 1843 C: first opium war 1840 C: British fleet arrives Period: 1840 to 1940 C: China Century of humiliation 1842 C: Treaty of Nanjing – lots of British gain Period: 1851 to 1864 C: Taiping rebellion Period: 1852 to 1919 K: King Gojong life span 1853 J: Commodore Perry’s arrival 1853/1854 Period: 1856 to 1860 C: Second opium war Period: 1861 to 1895 C: Self-Strengthening Movement Period: 1862 to 1874 C: Tongzhi restoration 1863 K: ‘’Daewongun regency’’ refuse contact with westerners Period: 1863 to 1876 K: Korea ‘’Hermit Kingdom’’ 1866 J: Death of shogun 1867 J: Fall of the Tokugawa shogunate 1867 J: last shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu abdicates 1868 J: Meiji restoration – wide spread adoption of modern/western ideas 1876 K: Treaty of Gangwha with Meiji Japan aka Japan-Korea treaty of 1876 Period: 1880 to 1884 K: King Gojong’s reforms 1884 K: Gapsin Coup by pro-japanese Korean officers who favoured Meiji-style reforms Period: 1884 to 1895 direct Qing interference 1889 J: Constitution of the empire of Japan 1894 K: Donghak Peasant revolution Period: Jul 25, 1894 to Apr 17, 1895 first Sino-Japanese war 1895 C: defeat Sino-Japanese war means humiliating end for Li Hongzhang. Treaty of shimoneseki signed by Li Hongzhang and Ito Hirobumi 1895 J: Victory over China 1895 K: Treaty of Shimonoseki (expelled Qing Chinese presence from Korean peninsula) 1895 K: Assassination of Queen Min 1895 K: Russia extends its influence into Korea 1896 K: King Gojong sought Russian influence to counter Japanese influence Period: 1896 to 1898 C: ‘’Scramble for concessions’’ 1897 K: Gojong declares himself emperor to emphasize independence 1898 C: Hundred days reform 11 june – 21 september 1898 Period: 1899 to 1901 C: the boxer rebellion 1902 Anglo-Japanese alliance (no other country could take russia’s side in case of war, if two countries go to war with japan, Britain will side with Japan Period: 1904 to 1905 J: Russo-Japanese war 1905 J: Japan-Korea treaty 1905 J: Victory over Russia 1905 J: Treaty of Portsmouth 1907 J: Historic secret mission to the Hague peace convention fails 1907 K: ito hirobumi becomes ‘’resident-general’’ and in 1907 forces Korea to give up internal affairs as well 1908 C: Pu Yi becomes the Last Chinese Emperor at two years old 1910 J: Annexation of Korea Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty 1910 K: Japan- Korea Annexation Treaty Period: 1910 to 1945 K: Korea annexed by Japan Period: 1910 to 1931 K: Colonial Korea?? Period: 1910 to 1920 K: ‘’the dark period’’ Oct 10, 1911 C: Wuchang Uprising Jan 1, 1912 C: Republic of China 1912 C: Establishment ROC 1912 C: ‘’Nationalist Party’’ 1912 C:Nationalist party has majority in National Assembly election Period: 1912 to 1927 C: Chen Duxiu first general-sercretary CCP Period: 1912 to 1926 J: Taisho Period Period: 1912 to 1928 C: Beiyang Government – dissolved in 1916 when Yuan Shikai dies Period: 1912 to 1949 C: Republican Period in Mainland China Mar 10, 1912 C: President of the republic of china Dec 2, 1912 C: Official abdication Qing Emperor Period: 1914 to 1918 J: Exports triple due to WW1 brought a huge export-led boom to Japan 1915 C: Yuan Shikai declares himself emperor in dec 1915 Period: 1915 to 1921 C: New Culture movement Period: 1916 to 1928 C: Warlord Era 1918 J: first party cabinet 1918 J: Rice Riots Major uprising in cities and countryside throughout the summer 1919 K: March 1st movement (Korean declaration of independence) 1919 K: Shanghai 11 april 1919 Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea May 4, 1919 C: May Fourth Movement 1920 J: this bubble burst: recession 1920 J: many liberal politicians assassinated throughout 1920s 1920 K: Meiji Style industrialization Period: 1920 to 1931 K: Korea and ‘’Taisho Democracy’’ 1921 J: Japan federation of labour Jul 21, 1921 C: Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was founded by Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu 1922 J: Japanese communist party formed , outlawed and forced underground in 1925 1923 C: turn to USSR Sep 1, 1923 J: Great Kanto Earthquake Period: 1924 to 1927 C: First United Front (KMT & CCP) 1925 C: Sun Yat-sen dead 1925 C: Chiang Kai-shek gains control of KMT 1925/6 1925 J: universal male suffrage 1925 J: stringent right-wing law to oppress dissent 1925 J: Peace preservation Law 1925 K: Keijo Imperial University Period: 1926 to 1928 C: Embark on Northern Expedition to topple warlords and Beiyang government Period: 1926 to 1989 J: Showa period 1927 C: Chiang turns on communists in Shanghai Massacre Period: 1927 to 1937 C: Nanjing Decade Period: 1927 to 1936 C: Civil war with CCP 1928 J: massive crackdown on communists Period: 1928 to 1937 C: Ten year Civil war KMT-CCP 1929 J: massive unrest due to economic downturn (export decrease due to economic crash) Period: 1929 to 1932 J: the end of Japanese liberalism Sep 18, 1931 J: ‘’Mukden incident’’ 1932 J: Militarists and pro-militarists appointed to premiership from 1932 onwards Period: 1932 to 1945 ''Manchukuo'' Puppet State May 15, 1932 J: moderate PM Inukai Tsuyoshi assassinated. Now militarists in charge 1933 J: Isolation after leaving League of Nations 1933 J: Truce signed with China after founding ''Manchukuo'' in 1933 but relations remained tense Period: 1934 to 1935 C: CCP The Long March 1935 C: Mao Zedong emerges as CCP leader in the Long March Period: 1936 to 1941 C: Second United Front 1937 C: Battle of Shanghai 1937 C: Battle of Nanjing Period: 1937 to 1945 C: Second Sino-Japanese War Jul 7, 1937 C: Marco Polo Bridge Incident Dec 1, 1937 C: Chinese government relocates on 1 dec 1937 to Wuhan Dec 12, 1937 C:Japanese try to blend into civilian population as Japanese enter the city Dec 13, 1937 C: Nanjing Massacre aka the rape of Nanjing (Durance 6 weeks) 1938 C: Battle of Wuhan Period: 1938 to 1945 J: Japan's Mobilization for Total War 1940 J; economic sanctions, Japan is cut off from oil supply 1940 J: Japan uses 80% oil supply from us 1940 J: Outlawing of political parties Period: 1940 to 1945 C: Wang Jingwei Regime Sep 27, 1940 J: Tripartite Pact 1941 C: China as part of Allied Powers. one of the ''big four'' 1941 J: oil is running out Late 1941 1941 J: Neutrality pact Japan and USSR seems to create stability for Japan internationally Dec 7, 1941 J: Attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 J: all-out push into Southeast Asia by Japanese army and navy 1942 J: plan to deal final blow to US Navy at the Battle of Midway Period: 1942 to 1945 C: The war in China. Three Alls Policy Nov 22, 1943 C: the cairo conference 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf: largest navel battle in history Period: 1944 to 1945 J: Bombing raids on major Japanese cities 1945 K: Joint trusteeship Period: 1945 to 1952 J: Allied Occupation of Japan Period: 1945 to 1947 J: progressive reforms Period: 1945 to 1949 Taiwan as a province of the ROC Period: 1945 to 1953 The division of Korea Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Jul 17, 1945 Potsdam Conference Jul 26, 1945 Potsdam Declaration Aug 6, 1945 J: US dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Soviet-Japanese War Aug 9, 1945 US dropped second atomic bomb on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 J: Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's unconditional surrender Aug 15, 1945 VJ Day in West Aug 15, 1945 C: End of Sino-Japanese War Aug 15, 1945 K: National Liberation Day in Korea Sep 2, 1945 J: Official surrender on USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay Sep 12, 1945 People's Republic of Korea (PRK) Oct 25, 1945 Taiwan returns to ROC Dec 12, 1945 K: US outlaws the PRK 1946 K: Left-right cooperation movement Period: 1946 to 1949 C: (continuation of) Civil War KMT-CCP Period: 1946 to 1948 Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal Apr 10, 1946 J: Women's vote 1947 J: Constitution 1947 K: Increasing State Formation in both North and South Period: 1947 to 1952 J: ''Reverse Course'' Feb 28, 1947 February 28 Massacre 1948 K: Division of Korea in 1948 in two hostile states Period: 1948 to 1949 K: Jeju uprising Aug 15, 1948 Republic of Korea (ROK) Sep 9, 1948 Democratic People's republic of Korea (DPRK) 1949 C: KMT Retreat to Taiwan 1949 Retreat of ROC government to Taiwan Period: 1949 to 1987 Martial law Oct 1, 1949 C: Establishment Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Oct 1, 1949 People's republic of China 1950 Stalin approves the war Period: 1950 to 1953 C: White terror Period: 1950 to 1953 Geopolitical Significance Jun 25, 1950 Attack (Korean War) Oct 25, 1950 The PRC enters the Korean War Period: 1951 to 1953 Stalemate Jul 27, 1953 Korean Armistic Agreement. Officially the war continues today