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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






3. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






6. Opium War begins






7. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






9. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






11. Second Opium War begins






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






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






14. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






15. Taiping rebellion ends






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






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






18. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






21. The Cultural Revolution begins






22. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The United States expedition against Korea begins






30. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC






31. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






32. Ming Dynasty founded






33. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






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






36. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






38. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






41. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






43. Kangxi emperor comes to power






44. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






46. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






48. Korean provisional government founded






49. Queen Min Assassinated






50. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins