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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






2. Tiananmen Square Massacre






3. Taiping rebellion begins






4. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






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






7. The United States expedition against Korea begins






8. Second Opium War begins






9. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






10. Russo-Japanese war begins






11. Opium War begins






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






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






14. Kim Il Sung dies






15. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






16. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






17. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






19. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






20. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






23. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






26. Communist Part of China founded






27. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






28. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






31. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






33. The Great Leap Forward Begins






34. The United States expedition against Korea begins






35. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






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






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






39. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States






40. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






43. The Long March begins






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






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






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






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






48. Queen Min Assassinated






49. Korean provisional government founded






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







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