• Period: to

    the 1940's

  • U.S Congress reintroduces the draft

    U.S Congress reintroduces the draft

    The U.S Congress approves the first peacetime conscription draft in anticipationof possible American Involvement in WWll
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt in the elected to his third term as president of the United States

    Franklin D. Roosevelt in the elected to his third term as president of the United States

    Roosevelt broke tradition and ran his 3rd term as dem. canidate for president.
  • Mount Rushmore is completed

    Mount Rushmore is completed

    this great wall of stone represented the great men who helped build this country from the ground up
  • Lend-Lease Act is approved

    Lend-Lease Act is approved

    Shipping a total of $50.1 billion across the U.S to support the war,$31.4 to Britian/ 11.3 to USSR/3.2 France/ 1.6 to China
  • RKO Pictures release Citizens Kane

    RKO Pictures release Citizens Kane

    Directed by Orens Welles, it was pronounceds the best film 5 times by "sights and sounds".
  • Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

    the surprise attack on U.S naval ships led America into joining the war againstthe axis powers.
  • Executive order 9066

    Executive order 9066

    this order led all Japanese Americans beheld location camps during the wake Japans attack on Pearl
  • the battle of Midway

    the battle of Midway

    this was the first battle and victory by the Allied Forces in the pacific during WWll
  • Detroit, Michigan race riots

    Detroit, Michigan race riots

    Riots and fights broke out in Detroit due to racism and segragation laws.
  • Manhattan Prodject Begins

    Manhattan Prodject Begins

    Led by Major General Leslie Groves, the Manhattan Prodject begins. With a working force of 130,000 and a 2 million dollar budget.
  • D-DAY (Operation Overlord)

    D-DAY (Operation Overlord)

    This started the mark on the Allied Invation of Western Europe.
  • The G.I Bill of Rights

    The G.I Bill of Rights

    Federal Payouts for college expenses supported 7.8 million veterans
  • Iwo Gima

    Iwo Gima

    The United States Marine Corps stormed Iwo Gima and took it for the Allied Forces.
  • Harry S. Truman Era

    Harry S. Truman Era

    Confimed order to drop Hiroshima And Nagasaki
  • Germany's Surrender

    Germany's Surrender

    Hitler commits suicide, turning Germany to soon surrender, later the Allied Powers soon win WWll
  • Bimbing of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

    Bimbing of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

    Put an end to Japans Stubborness and involvement in the war.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    This helped Europe's economy and remove Nazi marks of WWll
  • National Basketball Assotiation of America is Founded

    National Basketball Assotiation of America is Founded

    Manager Clyde Sukefurth leads the Brookelyn Dodgers vs. The Boston Braves.
  • The UN first Assembly

    The UN first Assembly

    Took PLace in Westmister Central Hall in London, England
  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson

    Becomes the first African American pro Baseball player and debuts at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
  • Truman is Re-elected

    Truman is Re-elected

    As Vice President, it is Trumans role to take place as President after FDR's Assassination.
  • NATO is formed

    NATO is formed

    This organization consisted of United States, Canada, & Western Europe