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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






4. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






6. Taiping rebellion begins






7. Kim Il Sung dies






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






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






10. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






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






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






13. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






14. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws






15. Taiping rebellion begins






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






17. Tiananmen Square Massacre






18. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






19. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






21. Kim Il Sung dies






22. Opium War begins






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






32. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






33. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






34. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






35. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






36. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






38. Boxer rebellion begins






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






40. Choson Dynasty founded






41. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






43. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






44. The Great Leap Forward Begins






45. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






46. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






48. Taiping rebellion ends






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






50. Russo-Japanese war begins