1942-1953

By RyanOrsag

  • Executive order 9066

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed executive order 9066 that allowed the United States to define areas as exclusionary zones that affected the Japanese, Germans, and Italians.

  • Opening of the Pentagon

    The administrative building finished construction on January 15, 1943 in Arlington, Virginia.

  • G.I. Bill of Rights

    The G.I. Bill of Rights is signed into law providing benefits for veterans.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for his 4th term as president.

  • Death of President Franklin Rooselvelt

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt suddenly dies of a stroke on April 12, 1945

  • The Use of the Atomic Bomb

    President Truman makes the decision to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days later on Nagasaki, Japan in hopes of saving American lives.

  • The United States enters the United Nations

    United States senate approves of the entry of the United States into the United Nations.

  • The National Security Act of 1947

    President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 into law creating the C.I.A., the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council

  • The 22nd Amendment

    The 22nd Amendment is ratified, limiting Presidents to two terms

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th President.