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Mao Zedong comes to power
The communists gradually gained control of the country and on 1st October, 1949, Mao announced the establishment of People's Republic of China. 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China -
Ending of WW2
US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, America dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, after Japanese leaders failed to respond to the first bombing. On September 2, 1945, Japan finally gave in and signed a statement of surrender ending WWII -
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. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions. -
Yalta Conference
The "Yalta Conference" was a WWII meeting between the heads of state of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union (Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin).The meeting was intended mainly to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe. -
Beginning of Korea War
The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (supported primarily by the United States of America) and the Democratic People's of Korea (supported by the People's Republic of China, with military and material aid from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). -
Ending of Korea War (final result)
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. -
Beginning of Vietnam
The Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam under a communist government and the United States (with the aid of the South Vietnamese) attempting to prevent the spread of communism. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
In the Gulf of Tonkin incident, North Vietnamese torpedo boats supposedly attacked the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, off Vietnam, in a pair of assaults on August 2 and 4 of 1964. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War that was launched on January 30, 1968. Regular and irregular forces of the People's Army of Vietnam fought against the forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), the United States, and their allies. -
President Nixon visits China
U.S. President 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 (PRC). -
Ending of Vietnam (final result)
The Paris Peace Accords ending the conflict were signed January 27, 1973, and were followed by the withdrawal of the remaining American troops.
