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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






3. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC






4. The United States expedition against Korea begins






5. Taiping rebellion begins






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






7. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






8. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






9. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






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






12. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






13. The United States expedition against Korea begins






14. Opium War begins






15. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






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






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






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






20. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






21. Korean provisional government founded






22. Second Opium War begins






23. Queen Min Assassinated






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






25. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






26. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






28. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






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






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






32. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






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






35. Korean War begins






36. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






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






39. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC






40. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






42. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






45. Qianlong emperor comes to power






46. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






47. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






48. Kim Il Sung dies






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






50. Korean provisional government founded