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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






3. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






4. Nanjing Massacre occurs






5. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






6. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






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






9. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






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






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






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






14. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






15. The Long March begins






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






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






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






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






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






21. Taiping rebellion begins






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






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






24. Qianlong emperor comes to power






25. The Long March begins






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






27. Taiping rebellion ends






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






29. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






31. Tiananmen Square Massacre






32. Kangxi emperor comes to power






33. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms






34. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms






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






36. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






37. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






39. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






40. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






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






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






45. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






46. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






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






49. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






50. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing