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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






3. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






4. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






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






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






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






9. Taiping rebellion ends






10. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws






11. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






12. Opium War begins






13. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






14. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






15. Second Opium War begins






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






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






18. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






20. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






22. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






23. Choson Dynasty founded






24. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






26. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






27. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






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






30. Communist Part of China founded






31. Korean provisional government founded






32. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






34. Nanjing Massacre occurs






35. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






36. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






38. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






40. Choson Dynasty founded






41. Taiping rebellion begins






42. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






44. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






45. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






46. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






47. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






48. Boxer rebellion begins






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






50. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king







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