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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






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






4. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






6. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






7. The Cultural Revolution begins






8. Korean provisional government founded






9. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






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






13. Taiping rebellion ends






14. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






16. Ming Dynasty founded






17. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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






20. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






21. Korean War begins






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






23. The United States expedition against Korea begins






24. Taiping rebellion ends






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






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






27. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






28. The Great Leap Forward Begins






29. Choson Dynasty founded






30. Korean provisional government founded






31. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






32. Qianlong emperor comes to power






33. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






35. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






36. Korean War begins






37. The Long March begins






38. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






39. The Long March begins






40. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






41. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






43. The Cultural Revolution begins






44. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






46. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






47. Ming Dynasty founded






48. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






49. Taiping rebellion begins






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