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World War II
. The Axis nations included Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Thailand. The war eventually spread throughout Europe, and was also fought throughout South-East Asia, China, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa. The United States entered the war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Joining forces with the Allies, the US fought both in Europe and the Pacific, until the war’s end in 1945. To date, World War II was the deadliest con -
Korean War
The Korean peninsula had been ruled as a Japanese colony since 1910. At the end of World War II, the Allies decided to take Korea from Japan’s control. The country was divided along the 38th parallel, with Soviet Union troops occupying the northern half of the peninsula, and US troops occupying the southern half. In the north, the Soviets backed a Stalinist regime under the leadership of Kim Il-Sung, which eventually led to a Communist government. In the south, the United States backed the pr -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War took place in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and was fought between the Communist-supported North Vietnam, and South Vietnam, which was supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries. The Vietnam War originated from a conflict between Vietnam and France. After bucking 100 years of French colonial rule, Vietnam was divided into Communist and non-Communist segments. In 1956 – 1960, the Communist party pushed to reunify Vietnam.
In South Vietnam, the Communist-co
