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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






3. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






4. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






5. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






7. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






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






10. Ming Dynasty founded






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






12. Communist Part of China founded






13. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






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






16. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






17. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






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






21. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






22. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






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






26. Korean provisional government founded






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






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






29. Kim Il Sung dies






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






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






32. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






34. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






36. The Cultural Revolution begins






37. Taiping rebellion begins






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






39. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






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






42. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






43. Second Opium War begins






44. Kim Il Sung dies






45. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






47. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






48. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






50. Choson Dynasty founded