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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Taiping rebellion begins






3. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






5. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






7. Russo-Japanese war begins






8. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






10. Qianlong emperor comes to power






11. Nanjing Massacre occurs






12. Second Opium War begins






13. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






14. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






15. Nanjing Massacre occurs






16. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






17. The United States expedition against Korea begins






18. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






19. Second Opium War begins






20. Korean provisional government founded






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






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






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






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






25. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






26. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






27. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






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






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






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






32. Korean provisional government founded






33. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






34. The Great Leap Forward Begins






35. Korean War begins






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






37. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






38. Choson Dynasty founded






39. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






41. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






42. Tiananmen Square Massacre






43. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






45. The Cultural Revolution begins






46. Korean War concludes in an armistice






47. Kangxi emperor comes to power






48. Taiping rebellion ends






49. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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







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