Events Post World War 2 By 0sophie_hensley 1945 Korea is divided 1950 Bomb dropped at battle of chosin 1950 North Korea invades South Korea Period: 1950 to 1953 Korean War Period: 1954 to 1975 Vietnam War 1958 Viet Cong battles South Vietnamese government 1961 John F. Kennedy conference 1973 U.S troops withdrawn from Vietnam 1978 Afghanistan's government is overthrown by the mujahideen 1979 Soviet Union invades Afghanistan Period: 1979 to 1989 Soviet Afghan War 1988 U.S, Pakistan, and Afghanistan withrdraw troops
