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Yalta Conference
Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt had conference in Yalta in the Crimea. -
Ending of WW2
Japan surrendered which cause U.S. to win the war. -
Creation of United Nations
Representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter.The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries. -
Beginning of Korean War
North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea. The
Chinese enter war in Oct. 26, forcing the UN retreat toward 38th parallel. -
Ending of Korean War
At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. In 1948 rival governments were established: The Republic of Korea was proclaimed in the South and the People's Democratic Republic of Korea in the North. -
Beginning of Vietnam
The war started to the rise to power of Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party in North Vietnam. It was fought in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos. -
Tet Offensive
An artillery hit the U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh in northwest South Vietnam. It lasted 17 days. -
Ending of Vietnam
In April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese resistance collapsed, and North Vietnamese troops marched into Saigon. Vietnam was reunited in July, 1976,
