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Start of World War II
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Germany officially declared war on United States. -
Executive Order 9066
This order expelled all people of Japanese desent from the west coast and sent to inturnment camps. -
Invasion of Normandy
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The Bretton Woods Conference
Established U.S. economic dominance, the U.S dollar became a main international currancy, it also created the World Bank. -
Dumbarton Oaks Conference
Estabished the United Nations. -
The cold war
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Potsdam Conference
First event of the Berlin crisis, Germany is divided into east and west. -
Atomic bombing of Japan
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
End of World War II
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Berlin Airlift
U.S. airlifted supplies to East Germany -
The Korean War
Also known as the forgotten war -
First battle of the Korean War
The North invaded the South. -
First death of a U.S. advisor
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The Gulf of Tonkin
North Korea patrol boats attacked U.S. war ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. -
The fall of the Berlin Wall
