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Julias and Ethel Rosenberg
These twp were accused and convicted of giving bomb documents to the Soviets. They were executed. -
Pearl Harbor and US joins WW2
After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and US joins the WW2 . The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a major reason for the US joining. -
Executive order 9066
This order authorized the removal of any peoples from certain "exclusion zones." These zones covered almost a third of the country. The act was designed to remove or relocate Japanese citizens. -
GI bill 1944
The GI Bill was designed to offer benefits to returning veterans. It provided a chance to get a secondary education and encouraged home ownership. -
D Day!
The largest amphibious invasion in all of history. It resulted in a victory in Europe months later. -
Fat Man the First Atomic bomb.
Was dropped on Hiroshima. Next Little Boy was dropped on Nagasaki. After the second bomb, Japan surrendered. -
The Marshall Plan
designed to jump start the economy in Europe. Over the course of four years the U.S. invested $13 billion in Europ -
NATO
NATO is formed. North Atlantic Treaty Organizationformed as a mutual defense pact between the U.S., Canada, England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. -
A division in Germany
Unfortunately, after Berlin was divided into communist and capitalist zones, the entire western and eastern parts of the country split. The west was called the Federal Republic of Germany, and the east was called the German Democratic Republic. -
Korean War
The Korean War started when North Korea started invading South Korea