1942-1953

By madeline_rabalais

  • The 1st Atomic Bomb

    The creation of the first ever atomic bomb was signed into agreement by Churchill and Roosevelt.

  • D-Day

    When Allied forces invaded France through Normandy. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

  • Harry S. Truman becomes President

    After President Roosevelt died, his vice-president, Harry Truman became president.

  • The usage of the Atomic Bomb

    President Truman allowed usage of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days after a bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

  • Marshall Plan

    This Plan provided aid to Western Europe after WW2. It provided more than $15 billion to help with these efforts.

  • NATO is created

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was composed of the United States, Canada, and other nations. This organization was basically created to consider an attack on one nation being one on them all.

  • Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution

    The Twenty-second Amendment limited future presidents to two terms.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes president

    Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th president of the United States.