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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1941
1926
1694
1871
2. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1926
1793
1993
1997
3. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
2002
1644
1958
1899
4. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1627
1895
1945
1955
5. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1999
1368
c. 1918
1910
6. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1956
1994
1856
1926
7. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea
1871
1904
1979
1927
8. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1955
1839
1951
1947
9. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1644
1955
1911
1921
10. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1627
1987
1735
1956
11. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1980
1661
1997
1972
12. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1931
1868
1368
1850
13. The Cultural Revolution begins
1987
1966
1993
1976
14. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1776
1987
1989
1925
15. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia
1911
1971
1945
1951
16. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1916
1956
1868
1926
17. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1971
1980
1871
1979
18. Opium War begins
1997
1871
1934
1839
19. The Long March begins
1926
1934
1839
1936
20. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1958
1931
1980
1897
21. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1925
1793
1644
1767
22. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1961
1947
1982
1977
23. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1694
1916
1793
1993
24. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1934
1998
1941
1598
25. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1982
1956
1980
1894
26. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1644
1925
1976
1592
27. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1871
1931
1866
1982
28. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1799
1972
1776
1866
29. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1994
1863
c. 1918
1856
30. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1899
1897
1987
1876
31. The Cultural Revolution begins
1999
1966
1722
1911
32. Ming Dynasty founded
1368
1627
1866
1598
33. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1926
1919
1973
1957
34. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1955
1947
1722
1864
35. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1899
1931
1973
1960
36. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1904
1955
1945
1735
37. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1644
1901
1966
1897
38. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1925
2002
1921
1982
39. Opium War begins
1839
1931
1368
1987
40. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
2002
1598
1904
1951
41. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1931
1904
1936
2002
42. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1926
1627
1994
1977
43. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1735
1934
1993
1627
44. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1994
1368
1945
1947
45. Taiping rebellion begins
1850
1934
1916
1951
46. Russo-Japanese war begins
1971
1949
1955
1904
47. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1897
1949
1392
1958
48. Communist Part of China founded
1921
c. 1918
1954
1977
49. Korean provisional government founded
1941
1919
1977
1904
50. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1598
1980
1976
1989