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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






3. Second Opium War begins






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






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






6. The Great Leap Forward Begins






7. The United States expedition against Korea begins






8. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






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






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






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






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






14. Communist Part of China founded






15. Queen Min Assassinated






16. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






17. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






19. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






21. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






22. Choson Dynasty founded






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






24. Taiping rebellion begins






25. Boxer rebellion begins






26. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






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






29. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






30. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






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






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






34. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






35. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






37. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






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






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






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






42. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






43. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






45. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






47. The Long March begins






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






49. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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