1942-1953

  • Executive Order 9066

    Signed by Roosevelt, this order "authorized the military to exclude 'any or all persons' from areas of the United States designated as 'military areas.'"
  • Jefferson Memorial

    Created and put in Washington D.C., it was dedicated on the day of his 200th birthday.
  • President Roosevelt death

    President Roosevelt dies suddenly
  • Atomic Bomb

    The first use of an atomic bomb. An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima; the ok was given by Truman
  • Truman Doctrine

    This gave $40 million to help Greece and Turkey battle communist terrorism.
  • Hydrogen Bomb

    Truman gave the orders to begin developing the hydrogen bomb.
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    Korean War

  • Dwight Eisenhower sworn in

    34th President of the United States