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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Kim Il Sung dies






2. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






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






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






6. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






7. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






9. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






10. Opium War begins






11. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






13. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






14. Korean War begins






15. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






16. Queen Min Assassinated






17. Nanjing Massacre occurs






18. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






19. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






21. Ming Dynasty founded






22. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






23. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






25. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






27. Opium War begins






28. Korean War concludes in an armistice






29. Taiping rebellion ends






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






31. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






32. Kangxi emperor comes to power






33. Communist Part of China founded






34. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






36. Korean provisional government founded






37. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






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






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






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






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






43. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






44. Choson Dynasty founded






45. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






46. The Cultural Revolution begins






47. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






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






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






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