World History By ryenne85 802 Founding of the Khmer Empire 1431 End of Angkor Empire 1863 French Colinization of Cambodia 1910 Japan colonizes Korea 1925 Reza Khan overthrows the Qajar dynasty 1935 Persia is officially renamed Iran 1941 Britian and Soviets invade 1941 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi gains power Feb 16, 1941 Kim Jong Il is born 1945 Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam's Independence from France 1945 Korea divided at the 38th parallel 1945 Korea gains freedom from Japan 1946 Viet Minh begins guerilla warfare against French 1951 Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry 1953 Cambodian Independence 1953 A British and American coup overthrow Prime Minister Mohhamad Mossadegh 1954 The Geneva Accords divide North and South Vietnam 1955 Vietnam War officially begins 1963 The Shah launches the White Revolution 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident provokes U.S. 1965 The first U.S. troops land in Vietnam 1968 Tet offensive 1970 Overthrow of King Sihanouk 1972 Kim Il Sung takes power 1973 The Paris Peace accords are signed Mar 29, 1973 The last American troops leave Vietnam 1975 Khmer Rouge take power Period: 1975 to 1979 Cambodian Genocide Apr 30, 1975 North Vietnam launches a final offensive leading to the fall of Saigon Apr 30, 1975 South Vietnam surrenders 1977 Iranian Writers Association organized the "Ten Nights" 1978 The Shah's policies lead to widespread riots 1979 Vietnamese Invasion and End of Khmer Rouge 1979 The Shah is forced into exile 1993 Paris Peace Agreement establishes a new constitution 1993 King Sihanouk regained power and Combodian Monarchy Jul 8, 1994 Kim Il Sung die Jul 8, 1994 Kim Jong Il takes power Jun 30, 2010 I was born Dec 17, 2011 Kim Jong Il die Dec 24, 2011 Kim Jong Un becomes supreme commander Aug 20, 2015 Started elementary school 2017 North Korea tests it's largest bomb yet 2017 North Korea tests it's first ICBM Aug 20, 2021 Started middle school Aug 20, 2024 Started High school Mar 24, 2025 Won State Hockey Tournament
