| 1945 | Global | The United Nations Charter is ratified. |
| 1945 | Asia • Japan
| General McArthur accepted the surrender of the Empire of Japan on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. (2 September 1945) [Read about] |
| 1947 | Asia • India / Pakistan | India gains its independence from Britain and Pakistan is created. The ethnic and religious divisions within the new countries result in mass migrations and terrible bloodshed. |
| 1948 | North America • USA | The Marshall Plan is passed by the U.S. Congress to rebuild a war devastated Europe. |
| 1948 | Middle East | State of Israel formed |
| 1949 | Asia • China | Communist People's Republic established (China) |
| 1951 | North America • USA | The nuclear spies Julius (1918–1953) and Ethel (1915–1953) Rosenberg are executed. |
| 1954 | Asia • French Indochina | French forces are defeated at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and this marks the end of French Indochina |
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