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Largest Budget in History
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his State of the Union address in which he proposes a massive government spending budget, the largest in American history. He sets his standards for the nation which is an important factor -
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WW2
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Chuchill and Roosevelt Plan
Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt meet in Casablanca in North Africa to plan attacks on all fronts, to invade Sicily and Italy, to send forces to the Pacific, and to better aid the Soviet Union. The U.S coperate together in a plan in order to make peace -
Russians Trap Germany
The Russian Red Army traps and captures German armies that had invaded the Soviet Union. It's great that even other countries contribute to help -
Cairo Declaration
The Allied powers announce the Cairo Declaration in which all three declare their intention to establish an international organization to maintain the peace and security of the world. Everyone wants to try to make peace and they finally took action -
Allies Assemble
In England, the Allied powers assemble 2.9 million men, 2.5 million tons of supplies, 11,000 airplanes, and hundreds of ships in preparation for D-Day. They finally set the day to take back which was a very important day -
Paris Liberated
U.S. forces, aided by a Free French division, liberate Paris from Nazi control. The U.S took the time to help France -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin. Germany ends up with no leader and looses power -
Germany Surrenders
The German army signs an unconditional surrender. It signs the near end of the war -
Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb—the first to be used in warfare—on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people instantly, and injuring more than 100,000. It was harsh but it was the only way the united states could get to them -
Tokyo Petitions for Peace
Tokyo asks for peace on the condition that Emperor Hirohito will retain his throne. The Allies accept. Lets the U.S know there done with the war themselfs and claims the end of the war.