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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






4. Qianlong emperor comes to power






5. Second Opium War begins






6. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






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






9. Taiping rebellion begins






10. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






11. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






12. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






14. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






15. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






17. The Long March begins






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






19. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






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






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






23. Korean War concludes in an armistice






24. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






26. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






28. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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






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






32. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






34. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






35. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






36. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






37. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






38. Communist Part of China founded






39. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






40. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






41. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






42. Taiping rebellion ends






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






44. Korean War concludes in an armistice






45. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






46. Boxer rebellion begins






47. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






48. The Long March begins






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






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