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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






2. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






4. Communist Part of China founded






5. Ming Dynasty founded






6. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






9. Taiping rebellion begins






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






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






12. Russo-Japanese war begins






13. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






15. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






17. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






18. Second Opium War begins






19. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






20. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






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






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






25. The Long March begins






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






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






28. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






29. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






30. Kim Il Sung dies






31. The Long March begins






32. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






33. Queen Min Assassinated






34. Queen Min Assassinated






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






36. Kim Il Sung dies






37. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






38. Choson Dynasty founded






39. Korean War concludes in an armistice






40. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






41. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






43. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






46. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






48. The Cultural Revolution begins






49. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






50. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion