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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1897
1961
1871
1977
2. Russo-Japanese war begins
1899
1904
1999
1776
3. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1980
1982
1989
1957
4. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea
1937
1925
1973
1598
5. Boxer rebellion begins
1799
1979
1854
1899
6. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1368
1904
2002
1955
7. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1972
1925
1598
1951
8. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1722
1644
1934
1972
9. Kim Il Sung dies
1868
1971
1854
1994
10. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1916
1776
1998
1980
11. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1950
1936
1949
1592
12. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1799
1927
1627
1368
13. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1799
1863
1392
1945
14. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1997
1901
1897
1949
15. Taiping rebellion begins
1850
1598
1931
1976
16. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1776
1977
1644
1863
17. Korean provisional government founded
1919
1793
1934
1799
18. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1976
1897
1927
1997
19. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1953
1941
1950
1973
20. Queen Min Assassinated
1895
1971
1994
1949
21. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1910
1993
1998
1982
22. Russo-Japanese war begins
1955
1904
1947
1945
23. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1953
1956
1858
1793
24. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1979
1916
1972
1931
25. Choson Dynasty founded
1894
1977
1899
1392
26. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1921
1936
1947
1945
27. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1916
1644
1921
1598
28. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea
1950
1979
1735
1598
29. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1971
1949
1937
1980
30. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1999
1951
1966
1937
31. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1997
1947
1858
1793
32. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1767
1911
1993
1966
33. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1958
1999
1927
1839
34. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1894
1863
1871
1977
35. Ming Dynasty founded
1980
1979
1973
1368
36. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1911
1921
1979
1961
37. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1767
1954
1911
1941
38. Second Opium War begins
1856
1945
1901
1392
39. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1997
1644
1976
1603
40. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1899
1936
2002
1931
41. The Cultural Revolution begins
1987
1894
1966
1971
42. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1960
1953
1644
1899
43. Queen Min Assassinated
1868
1945
1994
1895
44. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1863
1916
1945
1953
45. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1987
1956
1955
1735
46. Ming Dynasty founded
1982
1957
1901
1368
47. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1972
1776
1934
1858
48. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1858
1919
1864
1863
49. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1916
1934
1868
1957
50. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1911
1949
1895
1954