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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






2. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






4. Korean War begins






5. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






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






8. Communist Part of China founded






9. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






10. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






11. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






13. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






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






16. Opium War begins






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






18. Taiping rebellion begins






19. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






20. The Long March begins






21. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






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






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






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






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






27. The Cultural Revolution begins






28. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






29. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






31. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






32. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






33. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






34. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Tiananmen Square Massacre






42. Russo-Japanese war begins






43. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






44. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






46. Russo-Japanese war begins






47. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






49. Second Opium War begins






50. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing