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Autumn Uprising
This was an uprising in favor of restoration of power to the people’s committee that made the People’s Republic of Korea. -
Yalta Conference
This was a meeting of the heads of government in the US intended to re-establish the nations of Europe after the war. -
Postdam Conferenece
Stalin, Churchill, and Truman met in Germany to talk over the terms for the end of World War II. -
United Nations Established
This is the day that the UN was formed. -
Truman Doctrine Announced
Truman established that the US would provide assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces. -
Chinese Revolution of 1949
The Chinese communist leader declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China. -
Mungyeong Massacre
The victims were massacred because they were communist supporters or collaborators. -
North Korea invades South Korea
This was the day that North Korea invaded South Korea and the United Nations Council called this an act of invasion and made them ceasefire. -
Eisenhower Elected
Dwight Eisenhower was elected president by a landslide. -
DMZ created
A DMZ often lies along a frontier or boundary between military powers.