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Japenese occupation of Korea begins
Korea under Japanese rule is the culmination of a process that began with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 -
Chinese Winter Offense
The 1939–40 Winter Offensive was one of the major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War -
Cease-fire is signed
temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions -
WWII ends
The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrender to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union took place in late April and early May 1945. -
Korea is divided at the 38th parellel by the US
South Korea and North Korea was the result of the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending the Empire of Japan's 35-year colonial rule of Korea by General Order No. 1. The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily occupy the country as a trusteeship with the zone of control along the 38th parallel. -
Korean War begins/ North Korean troops attack South Korea
war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South -
Battle in Inchon/General MAcArther's Amphibious Landing
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Battle of Pusan Perimeter
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China enters the Korean War
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South Korean troops cross the border into North Korea
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President Eisenhower visits Korea, fulfilling his campaign promise
Eisenhower goes to Korea to see whether he can find the key to ending the bitter and frustrating Korean War. -
Korean War is over
Postwar recovery was different in the two Koreas. South Korea stagnated in the first postwar decade.
