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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






3. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






6. Kangxi emperor comes to power






7. Korean War concludes in an armistice






8. Taiping rebellion begins






9. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






10. Russo-Japanese war begins






11. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






12. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






20. Ming Dynasty founded






21. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






22. Boxer rebellion begins






23. Queen Min Assassinated






24. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






26. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






28. The Great Leap Forward Begins






29. Tiananmen Square Massacre






30. The Cultural Revolution begins






31. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






33. The Long March begins






34. Korean provisional government founded






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






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






37. Boxer rebellion begins






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






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






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






41. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






43. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






44. Korean War begins






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






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






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






48. Queen Min Assassinated






49. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






50. Communist Part of China founded