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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






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






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






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






6. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






9. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






12. Taiping rebellion begins






13. Kim Il Sung dies






14. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






15. Taiping rebellion ends






16. Second Opium War begins






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






18. Korean War begins






19. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






21. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






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






24. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






25. Opium War begins






26. Korean War concludes in an armistice






27. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power






28. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






29. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






30. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






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






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






34. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power






35. Taiping rebellion begins






36. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






37. Boxer rebellion begins






38. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






39. Russo-Japanese war begins






40. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






41. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






43. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






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






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






48. The Cultural Revolution begins






49. Opium War begins






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







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