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Yalta Conference
In February, 1945, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met again. This time the conference was held in Yalta in the Crimea. With Soviet troops in most of Eastern Europe, Stalin was in a strong negotiating position. -
Ending of WWII
WW2 ended by the dropping of the A bombs on Japan during August 1945. Japan formally surrendered September 9, 1945 -
Creation of United Nations
The UN is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation.The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries. -
Mao Zedong comes to power
Mao Tse-Tung was the leader of the Red Guard during the civil war in China. He became leader of the People's Republic of China on October 1st, 1949. -
Ending of Korea War
A ceasefire stopped the fighting on July 27, 1953. There was an armistice signed by North Korea, China and the UN but not South Korea. Korea is still split into North Korea, which is communist, and South Korea which is non-communist. -
Beginning of Vietnam
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia,This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
On August 2, 1964, the destroyer USS Maddox, performing a signals intelligence patrol as part of DESOTO operations. It engaged three North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats of the 135th Torpedo Squadron. -
Tet Offensive
On the evening of 31st January, 1968, 70,000 members of the NLF launched a surprise attack on more than a hundred cities and towns in Vietnam.The NLF even attacked the US Embassy in Saigon. -
President Nixon visits China
Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. It marked the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC. -
Ending of Vietnam
U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973 as a result of the Case–Church Amendment passed by the U.S. Congress. 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.
