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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Russo-Japanese war begins






2. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






4. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






5. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






6. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






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






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






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






11. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






12. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






13. Korean War begins






14. Communist Part of China founded






15. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






16. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






17. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






18. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






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






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






22. The United States expedition against Korea begins






23. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw






24. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






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






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






28. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






30. Ming Dynasty founded






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






32. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






33. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






35. Ming Dynasty founded






36. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






38. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






40. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






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






43. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






44. Kim Il Sung dies






45. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






47. Opium War begins






48. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






50. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins