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Creation of United Nations
Representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers. States established international organizations. -
Mao Zedong comes to power
From 1943 to 1976, Mao was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China. Mao famously announced: "The Chinese people have stood up". -
Yalta Conference
Major WW2 of three Allied leaders. They planned the final defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany. -
Ending of WW2
General Yoshijiro Uzema signed the formal surrender of Japan. The war ended because of the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Beginning of Korea War
North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea. This was used to reduce resistance -
Ending of Korea War
There was an armistice signed by North Korea, China and the UN but not South Korea. North Korea turned communist. South Korea became non-communist. -
Beginning of Vietnam War
Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. This war followed the First Indochina War. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incedent
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is the name given to two separate confrontations. One actual and one now recognized as non-existent, involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces. It was considered to be a turning point in the Vietnam War. -
President Nixon visits China
Important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It marked the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC. -
Ending of Vietnam
The capture of Saigon by the Vietnam People's Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war. North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year
