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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Choson Dynasty founded






2. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






4. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






6. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






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






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






12. Ming Dynasty founded






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






14. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






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






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






18. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






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






21. The Cultural Revolution begins






22. Taiping rebellion begins






23. Korean provisional government founded






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






25. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






27. Second Opium War begins






28. Taiping rebellion ends






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






30. Kangxi emperor comes to power






31. Queen Min Assassinated






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






33. Korean War begins






34. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






36. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






38. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






40. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






41. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






43. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw






44. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






45. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






46. Kim Il Sung dies






47. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






48. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






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






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