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The 32nd president of the United States of America Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a stroke causing Vice President Truman to take offices as the 33rd President of the United States of America.
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Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd president.
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Germany surrenders their military campaign in Europe. This was a surrender for both fronts of the German force. The surrender happened in Reims, France.
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The first atomic bomb was dropped by the United States on the Japaneses city of Hiroshima. This would hep lead the Japanese to surrendering.
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The second atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. This was left the Japanese with almost no choice but to surrender. This was at the time the deadliest weapon in world history.
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The Japanese surrender to the allies after years of war. This comes a few months after the Germans surrendered. This was after over 400,000 lives were taken in what would be the deadliest war in history.
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The first atomic bomb begins development as Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt sign it into order.
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The start of an armed conflict in the Korean Peninsula begins. This War would last three years. Over thirty thousand American lives would be lost in the war.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th president
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The Korean war ends with no clear victor. The people of the United States feel defeated as 30,000 american lives were lost for no real gain.