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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Korean War concludes in an armistice






2. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






4. Korean provisional government founded






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






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






7. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






8. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






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






11. Second Opium War begins






12. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






14. Taiping rebellion ends






15. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






16. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






17. Queen Min Assassinated






18. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






20. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






22. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






23. Opium War begins






24. Korean War begins






25. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






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






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






29. Queen Min Assassinated






30. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






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






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






36. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






37. Kim Il Sung dies






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






39. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






40. Kim Il Sung dies






41. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






42. Ming Dynasty founded






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






44. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






45. Korean War begins






46. Opium War begins






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






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






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






50. Tiananmen Square Massacre







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