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This executive order called for the relocation of all Japanese citizens on the west coast in concentration camps.
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The Battle of Midway was a battle between the United States and Japan and was a turning point in the war, which was a Japanese defeat.
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D-Day was the day that Allied troops went to France, so that France could gain its liberation.
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The G.I. Bill is passed, which gives veterans benefits.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt suddenly passes away and Vice President Harry Truman becomes president.
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Harry Truman is elected president, while earning less than 50% of the popular vote. He was elected because of his electoral college votes.
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The Korean War begins because North Korea and the Soviet Union are trying to spread communism in South Korea and the US intervenes.
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General Dwight Eisenhower was elected president, though he wasn't completely familiar to politics.
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An armistice agreement was signed by the US, North Korea, and China, which ceased the fighting in Korea.