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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






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






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






5. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






7. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






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






10. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






12. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






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






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






16. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






17. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






18. Queen Min Assassinated






19. Boxer rebellion begins






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






21. Taiping rebellion ends






22. Tiananmen Square Massacre






23. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






25. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






26. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






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






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






30. Russo-Japanese war begins






31. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






32. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






34. Korean provisional government founded






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






36. Ming Dynasty founded






37. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






39. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






40. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






42. Communist Part of China founded






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






44. Qianlong emperor comes to power






45. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






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






49. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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