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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 Great Leap Forward Begins






3. Nanjing Massacre occurs






4. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






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






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






9. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






10. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






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






13. Second Opium War begins






14. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






15. Kim Il Sung dies






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






17. Queen Min Assassinated






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






19. Korean provisional government founded






20. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






22. Korean War begins






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






24. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults






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






26. Boxer rebellion begins






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






28. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






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






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






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






34. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






35. Taiping rebellion begins






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






37. Qianlong emperor comes to power






38. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






39. Second Opium War begins






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






41. Korean War begins






42. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






43. Taiping rebellion ends






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






45. The Long March begins






46. Kim Il Sung dies






47. Kangxi emperor comes to power






48. Communist Part of China founded






49. Ming Dynasty founded






50. Choson Dynasty founded







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