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1942-1953

By tadashifraulein

  • Internment of Japanese

    Executive Order 9066 in order to prevent espionage in America, the Japanese (including citizens) on the west coast were interned in camps.

  • Battle of Coral Sea

    The first battle that checked the Japanese advance and allowed the US an advantage for the Battle of the Midway.

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle where permanent damage was done to Japanese Navy.

  • Italy is invaded by Allies

  • Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

    GI Bill of rights. Federal help with re-entry into civilian life mostly with education expenses.

  • Bombing of Japan mainland

  • France is invaded by Allies

    D-Day is launched.

  • Philippines liberated

  • Postdam Conference

    Declaration on Liberated Europe Pledge

  • President Roosevelt (FDR) dies

    FDR suffers a stroke

  • Germany surrenders

  • United Nations

    General Assembly​ and security council created to prevent Nuclear war.

  • Atomic bombing of Hiroshima

  • Plan to bring war criminals to justice/Nuremberg trials.

    Allies agree to try captured leaders and bring to justice​. Nuremberg trials start.

  • Atomic bombing of Nagasaki

  • Korea divided at 38th parallel

  • Japan unconditional surrender

  • World War II ends

  • National Civil Rights Commission

  • Iron Curtain Speech

    Winston Churchill tells of Soviet control

  • National Security Act

    National Security Council, CIA, Dept. of Defense created.

  • Taft-Harley Labor Act

    Vetoed by Truman. Emphasis on union leaders (no contributions to political campaigns and not communist).

  • Executive Order for loyality in federal govt.

  • 22nd Amendment

    Limits president serving of only 2 terms. Ratified by states in 1951.

  • Marshall Plan

    The rebuilding of Western Europe (not Eastern Bloc). Political Unification of Western Germany (French, English, American).

  • West Berlin cut off by Russians

    all land and water access cut off. 1,000 flights a day to keep West Berliners alive.

  • Desegregated Armed Forces

  • 1984 Written

    George Orwell writes against totalitarianism.

  • Truman elected

    Dewey Defeats Truman - Misprint Headline!

  • Soviets explode atomic bomb

  • Communist party leaders convicted.

    Top 11 leaders of the communist party in America convicted.

  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

    12 nations - attack against one = against all.

  • Soviets allow supplies into West Berlin

  • Surprise attack across 38th parallel

    The ​US enters with 'police action'.

  • Red Scare and Joseph McCarthy

    The renewal of the communist scare within America and the beginning of loyalty oaths.

  • Dwight Eisenhower elected

  • Armistice signed between North and South Korea

    38th Parallel - North allied with the Soviet Union and South allied with the US.