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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Communist Part of China founded






2. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






4. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






5. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






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






8. Boxer rebellion begins






9. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






10. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






11. Korean War begins






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






13. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






14. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






15. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






17. Opium War begins






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






19. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






20. Choson Dynasty founded






21. Communist Part of China founded






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






23. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






24. Korean War begins






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






26. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






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






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






30. Second Opium War begins






31. Russo-Japanese war begins






32. Korean War concludes in an armistice






33. Nanjing Massacre occurs






34. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






37. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






39. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






40. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies






41. Ming Dynasty founded






42. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






44. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






45. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






46. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






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






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






50. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion