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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






3. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






4. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






6. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






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






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






10. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






11. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






12. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






14. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






16. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






19. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






21. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






23. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






24. The Long March begins






25. The United States expedition against Korea begins






26. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






28. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords






29. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






31. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






33. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






34. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






36. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






38. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






39. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






41. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






42. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






43. Opium War begins






44. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






45. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






47. Korean provisional government founded






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






49. The Cultural Revolution begins






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