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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






3. Queen Min Assassinated






4. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






5. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea






6. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






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






9. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






10. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






12. The Long March begins






13. The United States expedition against Korea begins






14. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






15. Korean War concludes in an armistice






16. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






17. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






18. The Long March begins






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






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






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






22. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






23. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






25. Boxer rebellion begins






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






27. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






28. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






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






32. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






33. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






34. Second Opium War begins






35. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






38. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






40. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






42. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






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






45. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






46. Second Opium War begins






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






48. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






49. The Cultural Revolution begins






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