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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






5. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






8. Korean War begins






9. Qianlong emperor comes to power






10. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






12. Second Opium War begins






13. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






14. The United States expedition against Korea begins






15. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






17. Taiping rebellion begins






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






19. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






21. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






23. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






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






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






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






35. The Long March begins






36. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






38. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






39. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






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






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






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






44. Boxer rebellion begins






45. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






47. Kim Il Sung dies






48. The Cultural Revolution begins






49. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






50. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis







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