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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






2. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






3. Ming Dynasty founded






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






5. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






6. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






8. Korean provisional government founded






9. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






11. The Long March begins






12. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






13. Communist Part of China founded






14. Taiping rebellion ends






15. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






17. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






18. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






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






22. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






23. Korean provisional government founded






24. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






25. Korean War begins






26. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






28. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






30. Korean War begins






31. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






33. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






35. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






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






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






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






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






41. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






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






44. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






45. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






46. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






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






49. Russo-Japanese war begins






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