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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






3. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






4. Queen Min Assassinated






5. Boxer rebellion begins






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






7. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






8. Taiping rebellion begins






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






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






18. Second Opium War begins






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






20. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw






21. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






24. Choson Dynasty founded






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






26. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






28. The Long March begins






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






30. Communist Part of China founded






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






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






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






34. Korean War begins






35. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






36. Qianlong emperor comes to power






37. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






38. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






40. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






41. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






42. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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






45. Korean provisional government founded






46. Kangxi emperor comes to power






47. Tiananmen Square Massacre






48. Tiananmen Square Massacre






49. Opium War begins






50. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion