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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






2. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






3. Korean provisional government founded






4. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






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






7. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






10. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






12. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






14. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






16. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






19. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






22. Communist Part of China founded






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






24. The Great Leap Forward Begins






25. Tiananmen Square Massacre






26. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






28. Choson Dynasty founded






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






30. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






32. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






34. Korean provisional government founded






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






36. Taiping rebellion begins






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






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






39. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






41. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






42. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






43. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






44. Korean War begins






45. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






46. The Cultural Revolution begins






47. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






49. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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