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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. The Long March begins






3. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






5. The United States expedition against Korea begins






6. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






7. Korean provisional government founded






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






9. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






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






13. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






15. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






17. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






18. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






19. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






21. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






22. Korean War concludes in an armistice






23. Queen Min Assassinated






24. The Great Leap Forward Begins






25. Qianlong emperor comes to power






26. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






27. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






28. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






29. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






31. Taiping rebellion begins






32. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






34. Ming Dynasty founded






35. Kim Il Sung dies






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






37. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






38. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






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






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






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






43. Second Opium War begins






44. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






46. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






47. The Cultural Revolution begins






48. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






49. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






50. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins