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Executive Order 9066
On February 19, 1942, president Roosevelt signed an order authorizing the removal of any persons from designated exclusion zones during world war 2. This order was an attempt to relocate Japanese citizens. -
D-Day
Normandy Invasion, also called D-Day (and known to be the largest seaborne invasion in history), was an invasion during World War II, which involved the U.S., British, and Canadian forces that were ordered to land on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. -
Kidney Dialysis Machine
The kidney dialysis machine was invented by Willem Kolff, after witnessing a young man die slowly from kidney failure. -
33rd President
On April 12, 1945, president Roosevelt, also known as FDR died of a Hemorrhagic stroke. Due to Roosevelt's death his vice president, Harry Truman, took his place and became the 33rd president of the United States. -
VE Day (Victory in Europe)
On May 8, 1945, the Axis Powers surrendered to the Allies, which was a week after Adolf Hitler committed suicide. -
The Atomic Bomb
One of the most deadly weapons to be invented was the atomic bomb and the first ever to be dropped was the Fat Man in Hiroshima during World War 2. Then three days later another atomic bomb called the Little Boy was dropped on Nagasaki, which led the Japanese to surrender. -
National Security Act of 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 mandated a major reorganization of the foreign policy and military establishments of the U.S. Government. -
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The Marshall Plan
From 1948 to 1952 the United States invested about $13 billion towards reconstruction while simultaneously loosening trade barriers. Due to the last World War's chaotic atmosphere the Marshall plan was made for support of rebuilding western Europe, open markets, and win European support for capitalist democracy. -
NATO
In 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was launched and then signed on April 4, 1949. This treaty was a mutual defense pact joined by the United States and Canada and 28 other European countries. -
34th President
Dwight D. Eisenhower, an American army general and statesman, served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.