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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






5. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






7. Taiping rebellion ends






8. Kim Il Sung dies






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






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






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






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






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






14. Opium War begins






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






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






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






18. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






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






21. Choson Dynasty founded






22. Russo-Japanese war begins






23. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






25. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






26. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






27. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






28. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






30. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






32. The United States expedition against Korea begins






33. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






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






36. Communist Part of China founded






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






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






39. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






41. Boxer rebellion begins






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






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






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






45. Second Opium War begins






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






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






48. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






49. Korean provisional government founded






50. Qianlong emperor comes to power