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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






2. Opium War begins






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






4. Opium War begins






5. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






6. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






7. The United States expedition against Korea begins






8. The United States expedition against Korea begins






9. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






11. Queen Min Assassinated






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






13. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






14. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






15. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






17. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






18. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






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






21. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






22. Kim Il Sung dies






23. Ming Dynasty founded






24. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






25. Communist Part of China founded






26. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






27. Korean War begins






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






35. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






36. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






37. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






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






40. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






42. Korean War begins






43. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






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






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






47. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






49. Tiananmen Square Massacre






50. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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