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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Russo-Japanese war begins






2. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






3. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






4. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






5. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






7. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






9. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






11. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






13. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






14. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






16. Communist Part of China founded






17. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






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






21. The Cultural Revolution begins






22. Communist Part of China founded






23. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






25. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






26. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






27. Kim Il Sung dies






28. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






30. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






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






33. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






34. The Great Leap Forward Begins






35. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






37. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






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






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






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






42. Taiping rebellion begins






43. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






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






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






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






48. The Cultural Revolution begins






49. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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