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Heavy Japanese artillery attack on Corregidor.
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Baedeker Blitz
raids were planned in response to a devastating increase in the effectiveness of the Royal Air Force's (RAF) bombing offensive, starting with the bombing of Lübeck in March 1942. -
Mexico declares war on the Axis
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Holocaust
Jews all over Europe were taken captive and forced into concentration camps, where they were tortured and killed by the Nazis. -
The GI Bill
The GI Bill was passed in 1944. It was designed to offer benefits to returning veterans of war. The Bill provided a chance at a secondary education and encouraged home ownership. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two cities in Japan. -
NATO
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed as a defense pact between the U.S., Canada, England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. This was intended to stop future world wars and stop communism from spreading. -
Eisenhower Becomes President
Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide victory over Adlai Stevenson. This ended a string of Democratic Party wins that went back to 1932. -
The Cold War
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The Korean War
The Korean War ended with a treaty. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea. This is still enforced.