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Rossevelt Dies
Franklin D. Roosevelt suffers from a severe cerebral hemorrhage and dies.His former vice president Harry Truman then takes comand and becomes president after only being vice president for 82 days. -
Hiroshima
The American bomber drops an atomic bomb on the japanese city of Hiroshima. This ended up killing over 100,000 japanese men and women in just a few months. -
Truman Doctrine
In a speech president Harry S. Truman pledges to help any nation in the world threatned by Communism. This established the worldwide containment of communism as a vital American national security interest. -
Mrshall Plan
George Marshall proposed a 13 billion foreign aid package designed to help Europe recover form the devastion of World War 2. -
Berlin Blockade
The soviets imposed the berlin blockade, cutting off rail and road access to the capital city. This was to limit the ability of France, Great Britian, and the U.S. to travel to their sectors of Berlin. -
Berlin Air Lift
This 11 month Berlin Airlift was designed to bring neccisary supplies into the city. This plan countered the Berlin Blockade. -
Soviet Atomic Bomb
The Soviet Union detonated their first Atomic Bomb, causing shock and fear in the United States. This also weakened allied forces in the battle. -
Hydrogen Bomb
The united States explodes their first Hyrdogen bomb which power is equal to hundreds of times more than the Atomic Bomb. This severely weakened North Koreas defense and gave South korea an advantage. -
Massive Retalitation
According to the policy any Soviet-led attack on an ally of the United States will be met by a direct American nuclear assult against the Soviet Union. This will allow reduction in the American militery bugdet. -
NASA Created
The United States creates NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration, to lead the space race with the Soviet Union. This company will also later on make remarkable space advances.
