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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






2. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






3. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






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






7. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy






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






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






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






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






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






13. Queen Min Assassinated






14. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






15. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






17. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






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






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






23. Korean provisional government founded






24. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






25. Korean War begins






26. Communist Part of China founded






27. Boxer rebellion begins






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






29. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






30. The Cultural Revolution begins






31. Nanjing Massacre occurs






32. Korean War concludes in an armistice






33. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China






34. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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






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






38. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






39. Korean provisional government founded






40. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






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






43. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






44. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






46. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






48. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






50. Choson Dynasty founded







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