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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






2. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






3. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






5. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






6. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






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






9. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






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






12. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






13. Communist Part of China founded






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






15. Taiping rebellion begins






16. Korean provisional government founded






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






18. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






19. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






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






21. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






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






24. Communist Part of China founded






25. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






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






28. Korean War begins






29. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






32. Taiping rebellion ends






33. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






35. Taiping rebellion ends






36. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






37. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






40. Second Opium War begins






41. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






43. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






46. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






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






49. Opium War begins






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







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