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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






2. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






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






5. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






6. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






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






9. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






10. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






11. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






12. The Great Leap Forward Begins






13. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






14. Tiananmen Square Massacre






15. Communist Part of China founded






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






17. Queen Min Assassinated






18. Opium War begins






19. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






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






22. Ming Dynasty founded






23. Korean provisional government founded






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






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






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






27. Queen Min Assassinated






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






29. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






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






32. Communist Part of China founded






33. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






34. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






35. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






36. Korean War concludes in an armistice






37. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






38. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






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






41. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






43. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






44. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






45. Boxer rebellion begins






46. The United States expedition against Korea begins






47. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






48. Choson Dynasty founded






49. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP






50. Taiping rebellion ends