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FDR's executive order of relocation of Japanese Americans.
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The invasion of Normandy, at the north coast of France. First invasion into Europe Nazi territory, one of the largest and most detailed invasions in history.
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The incumbent Franklin Roosevelt(D) won reelection to Thomas Dewey(R). The only president to get a fourth term.
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The Battle of Okinawa was a Major battle between U.S. forces and Japan forces.
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My Great Grandparents always said the two biggest moments in World War II was Pearl Harbor and FDR's death. After his death Harry Truman replaced him as president.
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Early in the morning Germany singed an unconditional surrender to the Allies.
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The first nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The name of the bomb was Little Boy.
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The second Nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The name of the bomb was Fat Man.
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On September 2nd,1945 Japan surrendered to the US. Even though the war ended in Europe on May 8th 1945 it still continued in Asia until then.
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It was when George Kennan explained how we should go about our foreign relations with the Soviet Union to James Brynes, the Secretary of State. This is what I consider the start of the Cold War, as it was the beginning of containment.
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This was an important Supreme Court case involving teaching religion in schools. It made teaching religious values in schools unconstitutional.
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The incumbent Harry Truman(D) won reelection to Thomas Dewey(R).
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The Soviets tested a nuclear bomb on this day which surprised the U.S. and much of the world that they were already capable of nuclear technology.
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Thousands of North Korean soldiers crossed the 38th parallel into South Korean territory. Beginning the first of many proxy wars during the cold war.
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Dwight Eisenhower(R) won the election against Adlai Stevenson(D). He was the first republican president since 1932.
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An armistice was signed between North and South Korea to end fighting. It still has not been broken to this day.