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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






3. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






4. Communist Part of China founded






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






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






7. The Cultural Revolution begins






8. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






9. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






11. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






15. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






16. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






17. Taiping rebellion ends






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






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






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






21. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






22. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






25. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






27. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






29. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






31. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






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






33. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






34. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






35. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






36. Second Opium War begins






37. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






39. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






41. Kim Il Sung dies






42. Nanjing Massacre occurs






43. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






45. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






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






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






49. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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