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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






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






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






8. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






9. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






10. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






12. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






13. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






15. Boxer rebellion begins






16. Communist Part of China founded






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






18. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






19. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






20. Choson Dynasty founded






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






22. Ming Dynasty founded






23. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






24. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






26. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






27. The Long March begins






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






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






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






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






42. Korean provisional government founded






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






44. Korean War begins






45. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






46. Choson Dynasty founded






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






48. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






49. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






50. Opium War begins







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