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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Korean War concludes in an armistice






2. Korean War begins






3. The Long March begins






4. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






6. Ming Dynasty founded






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






8. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






10. Korean provisional government founded






11. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






12. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






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






15. Boxer rebellion begins






16. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






17. Communist Part of China founded






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






19. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






21. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






23. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






25. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China






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






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






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






29. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






30. Opium War begins






31. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China






32. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






33. Kim Il Sung dies






34. Queen Min Assassinated






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






36. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






37. Korean War concludes in an armistice






38. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






39. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






40. Nanjing Massacre occurs






41. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






42. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






44. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






45. Second Opium War begins






46. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






48. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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