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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Communist Part of China founded






2. Kangxi emperor comes to power






3. Russo-Japanese war begins






4. Ming Dynasty founded






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






6. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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






9. Choson Dynasty founded






10. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






11. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






12. Ming Dynasty founded






13. Second Opium War begins






14. Communist Part of China founded






15. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






17. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






19. Choson Dynasty founded






20. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






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






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






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






25. Boxer rebellion begins






26. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






28. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






29. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






31. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






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






35. Korean provisional government founded






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






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






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






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






40. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






42. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






44. Tiananmen Square Massacre






45. The Long March begins






46. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






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






49. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






50. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded