1940's

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    1940's

  • Surplus war material

    Surplus war material
    The U.S government approves a sale of surplus war material to Great Britan.

  • Occupy Iceland

    Occupy Iceland
    The U.S occupies Iceland in an attempt to thwart an invasion from Nazi Germany.

  • Invading Africa.

    Invading Africa.
    North Africa is invaded by the U.S and Great Britan.

  • Race Riots

    Race Riots
    Race riots in Detorit and Harlem result in the death of 40 and injury of 700 people.

  • Veteran Benefits

    Veteran Benefits
    The G.I Bill of Rights is signed into law, providing benefits to veterans.

  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb
    The first atomic bomb, the Trinity Test, is exploded at Alamogordo, New Mexico. After its production at Los Alamos.

  • Strike

    Strike
    400,000 mine workers begin to strike, with other industries following their lead.

  • Colored Baseball

    Colored Baseball
    Jackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's barrier against colored players when he debuts on first base for Branch Rickey's Brooklyn Dodgers.

  • Land Blockade

    Land Blockade
    The Soviet Union begins its land blockade of the Allied sectors of Berlin, Germany. A counter blockade by the west was put into effect, as well as a British and U.S. airlift of supplies and food, until both blockades were lifted on September 30, 1949.

  • Withdrawing troops

    Withdrawing troops
    U.S withdraws it's troops from Korea.