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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






4. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






7. Queen Min Assassinated






8. Tiananmen Square Massacre






9. Russo-Japanese war begins






10. Korean provisional government founded






11. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






12. The Cultural Revolution begins






13. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






15. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






16. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords






17. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






18. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






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






21. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






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






25. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






28. Nanjing Massacre occurs






29. Russo-Japanese war begins






30. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






32. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






34. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






36. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






38. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






39. Taiping rebellion begins






40. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






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






44. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults






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






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






47. Kim Il Sung dies






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






49. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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







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