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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






3. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






5. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






7. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






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






10. Kim Il Sung dies






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






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






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






14. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






16. Opium War begins






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






18. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






20. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






21. Opium War begins






22. Korean provisional government founded






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






24. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






26. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






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






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






30. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan






31. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






32. Tiananmen Square Massacre






33. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






36. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






37. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






38. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






40. Korean War begins






41. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






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






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






45. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






46. Taiping rebellion ends






47. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






48. Kangxi emperor comes to power






49. Communist Part of China founded






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