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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. The Cultural Revolution begins






4. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






5. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






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






8. Korean provisional government founded






9. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






10. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






12. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






14. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






17. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






19. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






22. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






23. Nanjing Massacre occurs






24. Korean War begins






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






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






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






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






29. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






30. The Great Leap Forward Begins






31. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






33. The Long March begins






34. Ming Dynasty founded






35. Qianlong emperor comes to power






36. Opium War begins






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






38. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






39. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






40. Boxer rebellion begins






41. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






43. Taiping rebellion begins






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






45. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






47. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






49. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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