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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






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






4. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






5. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






7. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






8. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






10. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






11. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






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






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






17. Nanjing Massacre occurs






18. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






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






21. Second Opium War begins






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






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






24. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






25. The United States expedition against Korea begins






26. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






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






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






30. Taiping rebellion begins






31. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






32. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






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






36. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






38. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






39. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






40. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






42. The United States expedition against Korea begins






43. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






44. Ming Dynasty founded






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






46. The Cultural Revolution begins






47. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






48. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






49. The Great Leap Forward Begins






50. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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