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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. The Great Leap Forward Begins






2. Taiping rebellion ends






3. The Long March begins






4. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






5. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






6. Taiping rebellion ends






7. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






8. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






10. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






11. Second Opium War begins






12. The Great Leap Forward Begins






13. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






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






18. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






19. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






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






22. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






24. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






25. Queen Min Assassinated






26. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






28. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






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






31. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






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






34. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






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






37. The Cultural Revolution begins






38. Communist Part of China founded






39. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






40. Boxer rebellion begins






41. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






42. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






44. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






45. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






49. Tiananmen Square Massacre






50. Korean War concludes in an armistice