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Division of Korea
The Yalta Conference is held to discuss the organization of Europe in a post-war world. In this conference, the US and the USSR agree to divide Korea at the 18th parallel, leaving the norhtern area to the Soviets, and the southern area to the Americans. -
War in Korea
5 years after the division of Korea along the 38th parallel, war brakes out between North and South Korea. North Kroea invades South Korea with the aid of the Soviets and the Chinese, while the US and other western countries back up the southern portion of Korea. -
End of War in Korea
This date signals the armistice signed between North and South Korea, and the end of a morale-deminishing war for the US, who faced this end of the war as a loss. -
Division of Vietnam
The Geneva Conference took place, and was held to address issues in Korea and Indochina. In this conference, the Geneva Accords were created, and such documents introduced the separation of Vientam in two a northern and a southern section. -
United Nations steps into the Korean War
General MacArthur's UN army landed in Vietnam on this date, and significantly helped the South Vietnamese in their war effort against North Vietnam. -
War in Vietnam
This war was fought between communist North Vietnam and capitalist South Vietnam. Again, like in the Korean War, the Soviet Union and China supported the northern portion of the country, while the US, western and western-alligned powers supported the southern portion of Vietnam. -
UN intervenes in Vietnamese War
South Vietnam - with the help of the United States - invaded Cambodia, a neutral country in the war. The United Nations then passed article 189, which requested a recomprense for the Cambodians and for countries to respect Cambodia's neutrality in the war. -
End of War in Vietnam
The war in Vietnam finally comes to an end after more than 19 years, with a defeated US. -
Reunification Day
After the end of the war, the process of reuniting Vietnam ensues. This was finally achieved when North and South Vietnam united to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. -
Post - War Life in Korea
Korea is still divided into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and no formal peace treaty has been signed yet. Numerous conflicts and problems have ensued since the end of the war, especially in North Korea.
