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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. The United States expedition against Korea begins






2. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






4. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






5. Boxer rebellion begins






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






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






8. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






9. Kim Il Sung dies






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






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






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






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






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






15. Taiping rebellion begins






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






17. Korean provisional government founded






18. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






20. Queen Min Assassinated






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






22. Russo-Japanese war begins






23. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






25. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






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






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






30. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






32. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






33. The Great Leap Forward Begins






34. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






35. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






38. Second Opium War begins






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






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






41. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






43. Queen Min Assassinated






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






45. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






46. Ming Dynasty founded






47. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






49. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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