Timeline: Part 2 (Beginning of the End)

January
January 10th-The United Nations met for the first time, and heatedly discussed the division of Korea, Japan, and Germany; with the United States wanting to let the countries chose their own governments, sure that they would chose capitalism, and the USSR wanting to make them communist. A desicion for a division of Germany, Japan, and Korea, was stronger and stronger, with many representatives won over during the course of the meeting.

January 15th- Major roits in Japan occured, wanting to reestablish the soveirnty of Japan and demanded a united Japan. The roits occur mostly in the North, and Soviet military forces brutally put it down.

January 31st- The new Constitution of Yugoslavia is created, much like the USSR's own constitution. The US begins to suspect that the USSR has planted people in Yugoslavia to influence their desicions.

Febuary
Febuary 1st- Tryge Lie from Norway becomes the first UN Secratary General

March
March 2nd- Ho Chi Minn is elected President of North Vietnam, a young communist state. He recieves support secretly from China and the USSR, and immedialty strengthens the military.

March 2nd- British forces are removed from Iran, but the Soviet soldiers do not, breaking the treaty between them. The relations between Capitalist and Communist nations continues to degrade.

March 22nd- TransJordan is given independence from British rule

April
April 17th- Syria becomes independent from France

April 23rd- The USSR, China, and North Vietnam hold a secret meeting in Beijing. They discuss the possibility of a communist South-East Asia. The USSR and China send in infiltrators to start to win over the people of South-East Asia, and secret Soviet giving to North Vietnam increases. Vietnam encourages its citezins to undermine French authority