U.S. History, 1942-1953

  • The Manhattan Project is pursued and studied.

  • The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated and created.

  • The G.I. Bill of Rights are established.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes president of the United States.

  • President Roosevelt dies.

  • The U.S. enters the United Nations.

  • The Marshall Plan is signed and implemented.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes president of the United States.