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The Military Draft
During the time of war (1940’s) men were drafted to fill vacancies in the United States Armed Forces that could not be filled through voluntary means. -
Mount Rushmore is finished
The completion of Mount Rushmore from its start in 1927 -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7th, 1941 Japanese aircrafts bombed American naval ships at Pearl Harbor near Hawaii. They intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions that were planned in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. -
Coral Sea
From May 4th to May 8th, 1942 there was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theatre. After Japan’s invasion of Tulagi the Japanese fleet carriers advanced towards the Coral Sea with the intention of locating and destroying the Allied naval forces. -
White Rose (Nazis)
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Rosie The Riveter
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who joined the military. -
Invasion of italy
Ended September 16th, 1943 -
D-Day
On June 6th, 1944 the allies land on the beaches of Normandy, France in an attempt to take it from the nazis. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. -
Ferrari starts producing sports cars
Sports cars are produced by Ferrari company -
Assassinstion of Mahatma Gandhi
The day when mahatma Ghanaian was assassinated -
Berlin Airlift
Ended May 12th, 1949 -
NATO
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Warsaw Pact
