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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






2. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






3. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






4. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






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






7. Second Opium War begins






8. Queen Min Assassinated






9. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






10. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






12. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






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






15. Opium War begins






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






17. Second Opium War begins






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






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






20. Korean War concludes in an armistice






21. Qianlong emperor comes to power






22. Tiananmen Square Massacre






23. Tiananmen Square Massacre






24. Choson Dynasty founded






25. Opium War begins






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






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






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






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






30. Russo-Japanese war begins






31. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified






32. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






34. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






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






38. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






39. Korean provisional government founded






40. The Long March begins






41. Taiping rebellion begins






42. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






43. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






44. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






46. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






47. Taiping rebellion ends






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






49. Boxer rebellion begins






50. Choson Dynasty founded