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Executive Order 9066
President Franklin D Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which allowed the interment of anyone deemed a threat in military areas, which mostly meant Japanese Americans in coastal areas. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive in the pacific theater, and resulted in a decisive American victory. -
D-Day
D-Day was a major landing of allied forces in mainland Europe and was the beginning of the end of World War II. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The Unites States drops the first Atomic bomb used in anger on Japan in an effort to end the war. -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry Truman signs the Truman Doctrine, which gives military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece in an effort to fight Communism. -
US Enters the Korean War
President Harry Truman orders the US Military to aid South Korea in an effort to stop the spread of Communism. -
First Hydrogen Bomb
The US detonates the first hydrogen bomb in a test in the Pacific Ocean. -
Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace Speech
President Dwight D Eisenhower gives a speech to the UN which outlines a plan to use nuclear power for the betterment of humanity and end the Cold War.