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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Korean War begins






3. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






5. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






7. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






8. Queen Min Assassinated






9. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






10. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






12. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






14. Russo-Japanese war begins






15. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






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






18. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






19. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






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






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






23. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






24. Qianlong emperor comes to power






25. The Great Leap Forward Begins






26. Taiping rebellion ends






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






28. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






30. Taiping rebellion begins






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






32. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






33. The United States expedition against Korea begins






34. Russo-Japanese war begins






35. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






36. Queen Min Assassinated






37. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






38. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






39. Kangxi emperor comes to power






40. Choson Dynasty founded






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






42. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






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






45. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






47. Korean War concludes in an armistice






48. Communist Part of China founded






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






50. The Long March begins







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