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Bretton Woods
UN Financial and Monetary Conference which created the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. It replaced the gold standard with the U.S. dollar as the global economy. -
Battle of the Bulge
The last attempt by the Germans to drive the Allies back to the English Channel and away from German territory. -
Servicemen's Readjustment Act (GI Bill of Rights) of 1944
Offered Federal aid to help veteran's adjust to civilian life provided tuition, subsistence, books, supplies, equipment, counseling, and services to continue their education. -
D-Day
The largest amphibious assault in history. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
President Truman ordered that American B-29 bombers drop atomic bombs on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, 1945. The bombs killed 80,000 and 40,000 people respectively. -
Yalta Conference (February 4-11, 1945
The forming of the United Nations led by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin -
Postdam Conference (July 17-Aug 2, 1945)
Meeting between Churchill, Stalin, and Truman, which established a Council of Foreign Ministers and a Central Allied Control Council for Germany. -
Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) 33rd President of the United States
Took over the Presidency after the death of Roosevelt, made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII. -
The death of Franklin D. Roosevelt the 32nd President of the United States
FDR had presided over the Great Depression and most of World War II at the time of his death the U.S. was in the midst of WWII and the development of the atomic bomb was ongoing. -
Taft-Harley Labor Act of 1947
The Taft-Harley Labor Act banned jurisdictional strikes, unions from contributing to political campaigns, and required union leaders to take oaths stating that they were not communist. -
National Security Act of 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 mandated a major reorganization of foreign policy and military establishments of the U.S. Government. The Act created organizations like the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Act (CIA), and the Department of Defense. -
The Truman Doctrine
Directed the U.S. to actively support anti-communist forces around the world. -
Loyalty Review Program
President Truman signed the Executive order creating the Loyalty Review Program to check the loyalty of federal employees and any new applicants seeking employment in the government. The program was designed to root out any communist infiltration or influence in the U.S Federal government during the cold war. -
Marshall Plan
Named for Secretary of State George Marshall, the plan proposed that the U.S. provide $12 million in economic assistance to rebuild Western Europe at the end of WWII. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court declares, "Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." separate but equal was made unconstitutional.
