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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






5. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






7. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






9. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






10. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






11. Nanjing Massacre occurs






12. Korean War concludes in an armistice






13. The Great Leap Forward Begins






14. Nanjing Massacre occurs






15. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






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






19. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






20. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






21. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






23. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






24. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






25. Kangxi emperor comes to power






26. Choson Dynasty founded






27. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






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






30. Choson Dynasty founded






31. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






33. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






35. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






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






38. Opium War begins






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






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






41. Taiping rebellion ends






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






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






44. The Long March begins






45. Taiping rebellion begins






46. Korean provisional government founded






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






48. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






49. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






50. Kangxi emperor comes to power