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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. The Great Leap Forward Begins






2. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






3. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






4. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






6. Kangxi emperor comes to power






7. Taiping rebellion ends






8. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






10. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






11. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






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






14. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






15. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






17. Queen Min Assassinated






18. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






19. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






20. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






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






23. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






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






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






27. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






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






30. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






31. Opium War begins






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






33. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






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






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






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






38. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






39. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






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






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






43. The United States expedition against Korea begins






44. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power






45. Choson Dynasty founded






46. Kim Il Sung dies






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






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






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






50. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'