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Between Japanese navy and the naval and air forces of the U.S. and Australia. -
FDR signed it into law during WWII putting 110,000 Japanese Americans in the West Coast, into relocation camps -
Congress of Racial Equality -
Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater
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The American-led effort that produced the first nuclear weapon.
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First conference between the "Big Three" (Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin) of WWII -
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act signed by Franklin Roosevelt which provided a range of benefits to returning WWII veterans.
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Major German offensive campaign on the Western front.
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Operation Overlord, one of the most important military operations of the Allies which laid the foundations for Allied victory. The invasion of Normandy to begin liberating France. -
Roosevelt dies and Harry Truman is sworn in as President -
Japan surrenders -
U.S. Marines land on Japanese Island Iwo Jima.
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Victory in Europe day where the Allies accept Germany's unconditional surrender -
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The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan -
The United Nations was established.
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The telegram sent by George Kennan from Moscow to Washington. Urging U.S. to view Soviets as rivals. Helped originate the idea of communist containment.
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Truman Doctrine declared that the U.S. would to all democratic nations under threat of communism
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Restricted the activities and powers of labor unions.
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The Soviet's response to the Marshall Plan where they provided assistance to Eastern European nations.
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Gave foreign aid to Western Europe.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. An alliance between several North American and European countries. A system of collective defense.
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Issued in response to the threat of the Soviet Union and the spread of communism. Warned of weapons of mass destruction.
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Korea was divided on the 38th parallel after WWII. Soviet backed North Korea invaded South Korea leading to U.S. involvement under the Policy of Containment.
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Limits the President to two terms
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Becomes President