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Battle of Midway
The Japanese wanted to take over America so attacked the US navy in order to get closer to attack more of America and take over some of their territory like Hawaii. -
GI Bill
This bill was passed to support the war veterans financially. -
surrender
Germany surrendered because the opposing allied forces became too strong to compete with. -
end of WWII
The war ended not long after the Germans surrendered because it did not take long for the allied forces to overpower the Japanese as well. -
National Security Act of 1947
This act established the air force, national security council, and central intelligence agency in the United States. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson played for the Dodgers which integrated baseball. -
22nd amendment
This amendment restricts presidents to only 2 terms. -
Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb
This gave Truman the idea to ask for a hydrogen bomb for the united states which could be extremely destructive. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization brought alliances with America and European countries. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded the South and began the first physical military action of the cold war with strong alliances on both sides. -
The 22nd amendment
"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."