Potsdam Conference The Atomic Bomb Japanese Citizens Leaving Korea
1945-49
Date | Event |
July 24, 1945 | Potsdam Conference held outside Berlin by Allied leaders to decide on postwar problems and the continuing war in Asia. |
August 6, 1945 | The U.S. drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. |
August 8, 1945 | 120,000 Russian troops invade Manchuria and Korea. |
September 9, 1945 | Japan surrenders south of 38th parallel, Korea. |
November 14, 1947 | U.N. Resolution declares the removal of troops from Korea after national elections. |
February 8, 1948 | North Korean People's Army (NK) officially activated. |
April 8, 1948 | U.S. troops ordered to withdraw from Korea. |
August 15, 1948 | The Republic of Korea proclaimed. Syngman Rhee elected first president. |
September 9, 1948 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea claims jurisdiction over all Korea. |
June 29, 1949 | Last U.S. troops leave South Korea. |