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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






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






4. Queen Min Assassinated






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






6. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






7. Choson Dynasty founded






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






9. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






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






12. Taiping rebellion begins






13. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






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






16. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






17. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






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






20. The Long March begins






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






22. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






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






25. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






28. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






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






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






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






33. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






34. Russo-Japanese war begins






35. Kangxi emperor comes to power






36. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






39. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






40. Opium War begins






41. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






42. The United States expedition against Korea begins






43. Choson Dynasty founded






44. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC






45. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






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






50. Taiping rebellion ends