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The executive order signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt to relocate Japanese people within America and place them in internment camps.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected to serve his fourth consecutive term, the longest any president in history has served.
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Roosevelt dies from a hemorrhagic stroke, months after beginning his fourth term as president.
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Japan formally signed their surrender and was the official end to WWII, following Germany's surrender on May 8th, earlier the same year.
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Central Intelligence Agency is formed to handle important security information for the government.
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A program meant to provide financial aid to Western Europe to help its rebuilding, following the destruction of WWII.
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The war between North and South Korea when the North decided to invade the South.
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Dwight Eisenhower elected after serving in WWII and went on to serve two terms as president.