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Yalta Conference
It was the wartime meeting of the heads of government of the United States, The United Kingdom, and The Soviet Union. It was intended to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of Euope. -
Ending of WW2
The war ended with the total victory of the Allies over the Axis in 1945. The United Nations was created to prevent future conflict. -
Creation of United Nations
The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue -
Mao Zedong Comes To Power
He was the architect and founding father of the People's Republic of China.Mao rose to power by commanding the Long March, forming a United Front with the Kuomintang,and by later leading the Chinese Communist Party to victory against Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's in the Chinese Civil War. -
Begining of Korean War
The war was between the Republic of Korea and the Democratics People's of Korea. The failure to hold free elections deepened the anger between the two. -
Ending of Korean War
The end result of the Korean War was the division between the two which created North on South Korea. -
Beginning of Vietnam War
The Viet Cong, largely fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the regionThe United States viewed involvement to prevent Communism taking over South Vietnam. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
he destroyer USS Maddox, engaged three North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats of the 135th Torpedo Squadron. Three North Vietnamese torpedo boats were damaged, and four North Vietnamese sailors were killed and six were wounded; there were no U.S. casualties. -
Tet Offensive
The purpose of the offensive was to utilize the element of surprise and strike military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam, during a period when no attacks were supposed to take place. -
First Man on the Moon
The mission name was Apollo 11. It launched on July 16 and landed on July 20. It fulfilled president John F. Kennedy's goal of reaching the moon before the Soviet Union by the end of the 1960's. -
President Nixon visits China
It was an important step in formally normalizing the relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China. It allowed the the American public to view images of China in over two decades. -
Ending of Vietnam War
The capture of Saigon by the Vietnam People's Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war, and North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year. The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities
