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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway crippled Japan’s Pacific naval operations. To dislodge Japan’s hold over the Pacific, the U.S. military began island hopping: attacking island after island, bypassing the strongest but seizing those capable of holding airfields to continue pushing Japan out of the region. -
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (popularly known as the G.I. Bill) offered low-interest home loans, a stipend to attend college, loans to start a business, and unemployment benefits. -
Cold War
The Cold War grew out of a failure to achieve a durable settlement among leaders from the Big Three Allies. The Cold War was a global political and ideological struggle between capitalist and communist countries, particularly between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It is called “Cold” because it was never a “hot,” direct shooting war. -
The United States joins the United Nations
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Harry S. Truman became the president
Harry S. Truman became the 33rd president of the United States. -
End of World War ll
The war began when Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany. The war proved that women were just as capable as men and they could do the same jobs the men did. -
Executive Order 9835
President Truman, facing growing anticommunist excitement and with a tough election on the horizon, gave in to pressure in March 1947 and issued his “loyalty order,” establishing loyalty reviews for federal employees. -
The National Security Act of 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 was formed on September 18, 1947 and established the Central Intelligence Agency, the Air Force, and the National Security Council. -
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Harry S. Truman became president
Harry S. Truman served a second term as president. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established. It was a peacetime military alliance intended to enhance the collective security of the United States and Western Europe. -
Twenty Second Amendment
The twenty second amendment made it so that no person can be elected president for more than two, four year terms. -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower became president
Dwight D. Eisenhower became the 34th president of the United States.