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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Kim Il Sung dies






2. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






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






5. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






8. Korean War begins






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






10. Korean War concludes in an armistice






11. Queen Min Assassinated






12. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






13. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






14. Ming Dynasty founded






15. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






16. Qianlong emperor comes to power






17. Communist Part of China founded






18. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






19. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






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






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






23. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy






24. Second Opium War begins






25. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






26. Taiping rebellion ends






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






28. Queen Min Assassinated






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






30. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






31. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






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






35. Second Opium War begins






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






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






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






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






40. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






42. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy






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






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






45. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






46. Tiananmen Square Massacre






47. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






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






50. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion