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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






4. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






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






7. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






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






10. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






11. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






12. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






13. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






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






16. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






17. Korean provisional government founded






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






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






20. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






21. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






22. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






23. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






24. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






26. The United States expedition against Korea begins






27. Qianlong emperor comes to power






28. Opium War begins






29. Ming Dynasty founded






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






31. Taiping rebellion ends






32. Choson Dynasty founded






33. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






35. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






36. Boxer rebellion begins






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






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






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






40. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






42. Nanjing Massacre occurs






43. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






46. Korean War concludes in an armistice






47. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






49. The Long March begins






50. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins