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Mao Zedong comes to power
Mao rose to control the Communist Party largely by obtaining the support of Stalin.He then won the Civil War after Japan left China in large part because many of the Koumintang Generals were actually Communists or were bought off not to effectively oppose him. -
Yalta Conference
the wartime meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union.It had been preceded by the Tehran Conference in 1943, and it was followed by the Potsdam Conference in July 1945 -
creation of united nation
an international organization has its origins in World War II.In addition to governments, a number of non-government organizations. -
Ending of WW2
It involved a vast majority of the world's nations.The war ended with the total victory of the Allies over the Axis in 1945. -
Beginning of Korea War
was a war between the Republic of Korea (supported primarily by the United States of America).The Korean War was primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. -
Ending of Korea War
here 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
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
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
was a military campaign during the Vietnam War that was launched.The purpose of the offensive was to utilize the element of surprise and strike military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam, during a period when no attacks were supposed to take place. -
President Nixon visits China
The first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC.Nixon dubbed the visit "the week that changed the world." -
ending of vietnam
South Vietnamese resistance collapsed, and North Vietnamese troops marched into Saigon.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.
