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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Taiping rebellion begins






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






4. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






6. Korean War begins






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






8. The Long March begins






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






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






11. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






12. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






14. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






16. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






18. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






19. Tiananmen Square Massacre






20. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






22. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






24. Kangxi emperor comes to power






25. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






26. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






27. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






29. Opium War begins






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






31. Russo-Japanese war begins






32. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






33. The Cultural Revolution begins






34. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






36. Taiping rebellion ends






37. Nanjing Massacre occurs






38. Nanjing Massacre occurs






39. Korean provisional government founded






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






41. Korean War concludes in an armistice






42. Opium War begins






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






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






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






46. Boxer rebellion begins






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






48. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






49. Kim Il Sung dies






50. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises