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Put into office after death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Created Marshal Plan; a means of economic growth for post war Europe. Also credited for ending racial discrimination in government and military positions.
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Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires, Creation of the United Nations, Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers
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Edwin Land releases the first instant camera.
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Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play in major league baseball.
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War between North and South Korea. Soviet Union and US both involved on opposing sides. Part of the Cold War.
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Amendment passed limiting the number of times a president can be elected.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected.
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