U.S. History 1945-1950

Hanford Nuclear

Jan 1, 1945

Hanford was built in 1943 and after WWII there was a lull at Hanford. By 1945 Plutonium from the Hanford's Nuclear Reactors went into the Trinity test bomb and the bomb that dropped on Nagasaki.

U.S. History Works Cited

Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 30, 1950

Danzer, Gerald A. The Americans.McDougal Littell. 2005.
http://www.thenagain.info
http://www.whitehouse.gov
http://www.alcatrazhistory.com
http://www.findingdulceinea.com
http://pbs.org
http://cia.gov
http://history.com
http://www.ecy.wa.gov
http://wwww.YouTube.com

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

Discussed Europe's post-war reorganization. Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joesph Stalin were the major Allied leaders.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Apr 12, 1945

The 32nd U.S. President dies in Warm Springs, Georgia due to a cerebral hemorrhage.

Harry S. Truman Elected President

Apr 12, 1945

Truman is elected U.S. President.

Hitler Commits Suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler Commits suicide by consuming a cyandide capsule then shot himself with a pistol in his underground bunker.

United Nations Established

Jun 26, 1945

U.N. established which consisted of originally 51 states. The purpose of the U.N. was to bring peace globally.

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Baby Boom Begins

Jan 1, 1946

After WWII there was a dramatic increase of babies.

Employment Act of 1946

Feb 20, 1946

Harry S. Truman signs the Employment Act which gives responsibility of economic stability and inflation and unemployment to the Federal Government.

Battle of Alcatraz

May 2, 1946

Penitentiary; located in San Francisco Bay. One of the most violent escapes led by Bernard Paul Coy, a bank robber, serving 25 years.

Jackie Robinson

Apr 10, 1947

First African American to be asked to play in the Major League with Brooklyn Dodgers.

CIA Founded

Sep 18, 1947

Centeral Intelligence Agency- essentially foreign intelligence/national security.

Polaroid Camera

Feb 21, 1948

American Scientist Edwin Land invented the Instant Camera.

Berlin Blockade

Jun 24, 1948

Intended to force negotiations over the divisions and future of Germany. This was intially the beginning stages of the Cold War.

Berlin Airlift

Jun 24, 1948

Attempt to break the blockade. Purpose was to fly food and supplies into West Germany. May 1949 Soviet Union lifted the blockade.

NATO Established

Apr 4, 1949

North Atlantic Treaty Organization- made up of 12 countries that signed the North Atlantic Treaty.

Korean War

Jun 27, 1950

U.S. entered Korean War after North Korea invaded South Korea.