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Creation of United Nations
during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers -
Yalta Confrence
The Yalta conference confirmed the policy adopted at the Casablanca Conference of demanding Germany's unconditional surrender. -
Ending of WW2
Japan surendered which caused Americans to win the war.. -
Mao Zedong comes to Power
Mao Zedong came to power after the Second World War when the Nationalists battled the Communists for control over China. -
Begining of Korea War
South Karea wanted to remain independent, while North Korea, the soviets, and the Chinese wanted to spread communism. -
Ending of Korea War
The war ended in a peace agreement.. nothing was setteled -
Beginning of Vietnam
went on longer in Vietnam until the North Vietnamese took over South Vietnam and made the entire country communist governed. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong -
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 -
President Nixon visits China
President Nixon vist to china was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC). -
Ending of Vietnam
after pressuring South Vietnam to accept the peace deal, Nixon announced the end of offensive operations against North Vietnam.