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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. The United States expedition against Korea begins






2. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






4. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






15. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






16. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






17. The United States expedition against Korea begins






18. Opium War begins






19. The Long March begins






20. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






22. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified






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






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






25. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






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






28. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






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






31. The Cultural Revolution begins






32. Ming Dynasty founded






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






34. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






36. Qianlong emperor comes to power






37. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






39. Opium War begins






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






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






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






43. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






45. Taiping rebellion begins






46. Russo-Japanese war begins






47. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






48. Communist Part of China founded






49. Korean provisional government founded






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