US History 1945 - 1960

By CHughesHachie

  • Franklin Roosevelt dies in office

    Franklin Roosevelt dies in office

  • Harry Truman becomes President

    Harry Truman becomes President

  • WWII ends

    WWII ends
    V-E Day: May 8, 1945
    V-J Day: September 2, 1945

  • CIA founded from OSS

    CIA founded from OSS

  • Stalin blockades Berlin

    Stalin blockades Berlin

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    June 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949

  • Korean War begins

    Korean War begins

  • Eisenhower elected President

    Eisenhower elected President
    Sworn in as president, January 20, 1953.

  • Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed

    Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed

  • Armistice declared in Korean War

    Armistice declared in Korean War

  • Warsaw Pact formed

    Warsaw Pact formed

  • Interstate Highway Act signed

    Interstate Highway Act signed

  • Eisenhower Doctrine

    Eisenhower Doctrine

  • Sputnik launched

    Sputnik launched

  • NASA formed

    NASA formed

  • U-2 spy plane shot down over Soviet Union

    U-2 spy plane shot down over Soviet Union

  • John Kennedy elected President

    John Kennedy elected President