| 1 | 1945 - World War II: Potsdam Conference, in which the Allied Powers discuss the future of defeated Germany, concludes. | |
| 2 | The 38th parallel, which divides Korea roughly in half, was drawn up in 1945, at the Potsdam conference near the end of World War II. | |
| 3 | On July 18, 1955, Geneva, Switzerland, hosted the first summit of the most powerful world leaders since the Potsdam Conference 10 years earlier. |