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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






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






3. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






5. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






6. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






8. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






9. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






10. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






12. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






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






16. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






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






19. The Long March begins






20. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






21. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






23. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






25. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






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






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






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






30. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






32. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






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






35. The Long March begins






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






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






38. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






40. Second Opium War begins






41. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






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






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






45. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






48. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






49. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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