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Executive order 9066
FDR enacted this order to have those of Japanese hertiage to be reovmed from certain zones. These zones covered almost a third of the country and would place these people into camps. -
First Atomic Bomb
Winston Churchill, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into an agreement to start development of the first atomic bomb. -
Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Tehran Conference
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin were all involved in a three day confrence about a planned invasion intoEurope with the code name Operation Overlord -
The Invasion of Normandy
Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France to begin the invasion of Europe. Operation Overlord was very quick to sucess and this would be the largest amphibious military operation in history. -
Battle of Okinawa
American troops invade Okinawa which would start a battle that would continue until June 21st. This is the last major battle of the Pacfic. -
President Roosevelt Dies
Vice President Harry S. Truman assumes the presidency and role as commander in chief of US forces during the remainder of WW2 -
Germany Surrenders
The surredner of Germany at Reims, France would bring an end to war in Europe. -
Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Truman gives the go-ahead for the use of the atomic bomb with the bombing of Hiroshima. Three days later, the second bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan -
Japan Surrenders
After the bombings in the previous days Emperor Hirohito announces the surrender of Japan. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is announced to the U.S. Congress. When passed it would grant $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey to battle Communism. -
USSR Blocks Parts of Berlin
The Soviet Union begin blockading the Allied sectors of Berlin, Germany creating East and West Berlin. -
Marshall Plan
Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed a plan to aid European nations for war recovery which would lead to Congressional approval of $12 billion over the nect four years. -
NATO Formed
North American Treaty Organization, is formed by the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations. -
Korean War
The war in Korea began its three year endveaour when troops of North Korea, backed by Soviet weaponry, invaded South Korea. This would lead to U.S. involvement. -
Twenty-second Amendment
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. -
Election of 1952
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower beat Democrat Adlai Stevenson to become the 34th president. -
Korean War Ends
The war ended with the Korean Armistice Agreement .This agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners.
