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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Qianlong emperor comes to power






3. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






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






6. Taiping rebellion ends






7. Queen Min Assassinated






8. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






9. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






10. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






12. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






13. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






14. Opium War begins






15. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






17. Communist Part of China founded






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






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






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






28. Boxer rebellion begins






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






30. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






31. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






32. Taiping rebellion begins






33. Opium War begins






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






35. Taiping rebellion ends






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






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






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






39. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






40. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






41. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






42. The United States expedition against Korea begins






43. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






44. Qianlong emperor comes to power






45. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






46. Choson Dynasty founded






47. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






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






50. Second Opium War begins