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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. Boxer rebellion begins






4. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws






5. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






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






8. Nanjing Massacre occurs






9. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






12. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






14. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






15. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins






16. Boxer rebellion begins






17. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






18. Queen Min Assassinated






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






20. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






21. Opium War begins






22. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






23. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws






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






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






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






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






28. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






30. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins






31. Kim Il Sung dies






32. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






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






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






36. Kangxi emperor comes to power






37. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






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






40. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






41. Second Opium War begins






42. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






43. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






44. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






46. Russo-Japanese war begins






47. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






48. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






49. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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