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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. The Cultural Revolution begins






2. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






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






7. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






9. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






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






12. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






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






15. The Cultural Revolution begins






16. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






18. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






20. Kangxi emperor comes to power






21. Opium War begins






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






23. Taiping rebellion ends






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






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






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






27. Kim Il Sung dies






28. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






29. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






30. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






31. The Great Leap Forward Begins






32. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






33. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






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






36. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Taiping rebellion begins






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






45. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






46. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






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






49. The Long March begins






50. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins







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