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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






4. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






6. Korean provisional government founded






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






8. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






10. Tiananmen Square Massacre






11. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






13. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






14. Boxer rebellion begins






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






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






17. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






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






20. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






23. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






25. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






26. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






27. Taiping rebellion begins






28. Korean War begins






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






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






31. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






32. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






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






35. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






36. Korean War begins






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






38. The Great Leap Forward Begins






39. Ming Dynasty founded






40. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






41. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






43. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






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






47. Opium War begins






48. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






50. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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