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The U.S. approves the first peacetime conscription draft in anticipation of possible American involvement in WWII.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt broke the tradition of two terms and it became a major issue.
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Mount Rushmore wasn't officially completed and took 400 stone workers to create.
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50 million dollars of goods were shipped.
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American Drama film was nominated for academy award.
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The attack was to keep the United States from interfering.
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The order authorized the Secretary of War and U.S. armed forces commanders to declare areas of the United States as military areas.
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Was the most important battle of the pacific campaign of WWII. The Uited Statesdefeats the Imperial Japanese Navy attack on Midway Attoll.
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The Manhattan Project was a research and development program made by the United States, United Kingdom and Canada which created the first Atomic bomb.
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Tensions between black & white people rise as the population increases immensely (350,000 people) since the war started. A lot of white people thought blacks threatened jobs, homes, communities and churches.
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Provided a range of benfits for veterans returning from WWII.
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Code name for Battle of Normandy, launched the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during WWII by Allied forces.
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Also named Operation Detachment, major battle in which the United States captured Iwo Gima from Japnese Empire.
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The 33rd president, makes the decision to drop nuclear bombs on Japan which succesfully ended the war early.
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May 1 Germany forces in Italy surrender
May 2 Germany forces in Berlin surrender
May 4 Germany forces in Denmark, Netherlands and Bavoria
May 6 Herman Gorings surrenders -
Little Boy is Dropped on Hiroshima
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Fat Man is dropped on Nagasaki
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All nations are represented equally. First meeting was in Westminster Central Hall in London.
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1 of the 4 profesional major sports leagues.
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The Dodgers signed Robinson to a major league contract just five days before the start of the 1947 season. This began the stop of segregation in baseball.
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American Program to aid Europe where United States gave monetary support to rebuild Europian economies.
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The result of the election was surprising because most predicted Thomas E. Dewey. would win the election. Also, Democratics took control over majority of the two houses of the congress.
