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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Korean War begins






3. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






4. Qianlong emperor comes to power






5. Opium War begins






6. Russo-Japanese war begins






7. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






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






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






11. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






13. The Great Leap Forward Begins






14. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






15. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






17. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






18. Choson Dynasty founded






19. The United States expedition against Korea begins






20. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






22. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






23. Korean War concludes in an armistice






24. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






26. Russo-Japanese war begins






27. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






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






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






31. Taiping rebellion ends






32. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






33. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






42. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






43. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






45. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






46. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down






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






48. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down






49. The Great Leap Forward Begins






50. Tiananmen Square Massacre