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1942-1953

By LilaFinke
  • First Atomic Bomb Construction Scheduled to Begin

    First Atomic Bomb Construction Scheduled to Begin

    During 1942, and agreement was struck between the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt that initiated the start of the construction of the Atomic bombs that would be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Invasion of Normandy Beach

    Invasion of Normandy Beach

    Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of France in Normandy which aided to begin the World War II invasion of Europe that would ending causing Paris to regain its freedom.
  • Death of President Roosevelt

    Death of President Roosevelt

    After Roosevelt's sudden death, Vice President Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency and became the commander in chief during World War II.
  • Germany's Surrender

    Germany's Surrender

    The unconditional surrender of Germany at Reims, France.
  • The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

    The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

    President Truman allowed the use of the first ever Nuclear bomb after extensive warnings, dropped in Hiroshima. Three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Soon after, on August 15, the Emperor of Japan surrendered
  • USSR Blockades

    USSR Blockades

    The USSR began to create its land blockade of the Allied-ran sections of Berlin, Germany.
  • Tehran Conference

    Tehran Conference

    The Tehran Conference was between Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin about an invasion of Europe being planned in June 1944, named Operation Overlord.
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

    When troops of North Korea invade South Korea it leads to U.S. involvement two days later. This conflict ending up lasting around three years