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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Korean provisional government founded






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






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






4. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






5. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






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






8. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






9. Kim Il Sung dies






10. Korean War concludes in an armistice






11. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






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






15. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






16. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






17. Opium War begins






18. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






19. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






21. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






22. Queen Min Assassinated






23. Taiping rebellion ends






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






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






26. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






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






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






30. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






32. Korean provisional government founded






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






34. The United States expedition against Korea begins






35. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






37. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






39. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






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






42. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






44. Boxer rebellion begins






45. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






46. Boxer rebellion begins






47. Opium War begins






48. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






49. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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