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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






3. Nanjing Massacre occurs






4. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails






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






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






7. Opium War begins






8. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






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






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






12. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






15. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






17. Communist Part of China founded






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






19. Korean War begins






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






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






22. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






24. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






26. Nanjing Massacre occurs






27. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






29. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






30. Korean provisional government founded






31. Tiananmen Square Massacre






32. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






34. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






35. Taiping rebellion ends






36. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






38. The United States expedition against Korea begins






39. Boxer rebellion begins






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






41. Ming Dynasty founded






42. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






43. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






44. Boxer rebellion begins






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






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






47. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






48. Choson Dynasty founded






49. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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