Tech Project #3 1942-1953 By Davidpinilla 1939 World War II: U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict. Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines. 1942 Allies invade North Africa. 1943 Allies invade Italy. Jun 6, 1944 Allies invade France on D-Day. 1945 Germany surrenders unconditionally 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. 1945 First atomic bomb is detonated at Alamogordo, N.M. 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. 1945 Japan agrees to unconditional surrender. Jan 20, 1945 F. Roosevelt's fourth inauguration Feb 11, 1945 President Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet at Yalta in the USSR to discuss postwar occupation of Germany. Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies of a stroke and is succeeded by his vice president, Harry Truman. Oct 24, 1945 United Nations is established. 1947 Presidential Succession Act is signed into law by President Truman. 1947 Central Intelligence Agency is established. 1948 Congress passes foreign aid bill including the Marshall Plan, which provides for European postwar recovery. 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established. 1950 North Korean communists invade South Korea. 1950 President Truman, without the approval of Congress, commits American troops to battle. Period: 1950 to 1953 Korean War: Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. 1951 President Truman removes Gen. Douglas MacArthur as head of U.S. Far East Command. Jul 27, 1953 Armistice agreement is signed.