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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






4. Kangxi emperor comes to power






5. Kim Il Sung dies






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






7. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






9. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






11. Korean War concludes in an armistice






12. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






13. Korean provisional government founded






14. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Taiping rebellion begins






25. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






27. Boxer rebellion begins






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






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






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






31. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






32. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






33. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






35. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






36. Communist Part of China founded






37. Korean War concludes in an armistice






38. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






39. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






41. The Long March begins






42. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






43. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






44. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






45. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






47. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






48. Kim Il Sung dies






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






50. Ming Dynasty founded