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Battle of the Coral Sea
Between Japanese navy and the naval and air forces of the U.S. and Australia. -
Executive Order 9066
FDR signed it into law during WWII putting 110,000 Japanese Americans in the West Coast, into relocation camps -
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality -
Battle of Midway
Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater -
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The Manhattan Project
The American-led effort that produced the first nuclear weapon. -
The Tehran Conference
First conference between the "Big Three" (Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin) of WWII -
G.I. Bill
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act signed by Franklin Roosevelt which provided a range of benefits to returning WWII veterans. -
The Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive campaign on the Western front. -
D-Day
Operation Overlord, one of the most important military operations of the Allies which laid the foundations for Allied victory. The invasion of Normandy to begin liberating France. -
Harry Truman
Roosevelt dies and Harry Truman is sworn in as President -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders -
Battle of Okinawa
U.S. Marines land on Japanese Island Iwo Jima. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe day where the Allies accept Germany's unconditional surrender -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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Atomic bomb on Nagasaki
The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan -
United Nations
The United Nations was established. -
The Long Telegram
The telegram sent by George Kennan from Moscow to Washington. Urging U.S. to view Soviets as rivals. Helped originate the idea of communist containment. -
Truman Doctrine
Truman Doctrine declared that the U.S. would to all democratic nations under threat of communism -
Taft-Hartley Act
Restricted the activities and powers of labor unions. -
Molotov Plan
The Soviet's response to the Marshall Plan where they provided assistance to Eastern European nations. -
The Marshall Plan
Gave foreign aid to Western Europe. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. An alliance between several North American and European countries. A system of collective defense. -
National Security Memorandum 68
Issued in response to the threat of the Soviet Union and the spread of communism. Warned of weapons of mass destruction. -
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The Korean War
Korea was divided on the 38th parallel after WWII. Soviet backed North Korea invaded South Korea leading to U.S. involvement under the Policy of Containment. -
22nd Amendment
Limits the President to two terms -
Dwight Eisenhower
Becomes President