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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






3. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






4. The Cultural Revolution begins






5. Second Opium War begins






6. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






7. Communist Part of China founded






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






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






10. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






11. Taiping rebellion ends






12. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






13. Taiping rebellion ends






14. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






16. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






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






19. Qianlong emperor comes to power






20. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






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






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






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






25. Korean War concludes in an armistice






26. Communist Part of China founded






27. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






28. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






30. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






31. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






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






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






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






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






37. Korean War begins






38. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






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






42. Kim Il Sung dies






43. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






44. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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






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






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






49. Boxer rebellion begins






50. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins