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U.S. Congress reintroduces the draft
The U.S. approves the first peacetime conscription draft in anticipation of possible American involvement in WWII. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt in elected to his third term as President of the United Sates.
Franklin D. Roosevelt broke the tradition of two terms and it became a major issue. -
Mount Rushmore is completed
Mount Rushmore wasn't officially completed and took 400 stone workers to create. -
Lend-Lease Act is approved
50 million dollars of goods were shipped. -
RKO Pictures releases Citizen Kane
American Drama film was nominated for academy award. -
Japanese Atack on Parl Harbor
The attack was to keep the United States from interfering. -
Executive order 9066 is signed ordering Japanese-Americans to be held in reloaction camps.
The order authorized the Secretary of War and U.S. armed forces commanders to declare areas of the United States as military areas. -
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Battle of Midway
Was the most important battle of the pacific campaign of WWII. The Uited Statesdefeats the Imperial Japanese Navy attack on Midway Attoll. -
Manhattan Project begins
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program made by the United States, United Kingdom and Canada which created the first Atomic bomb. -
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Detroit, Michigan Race Riots
Tensions between black & white people rise as the population increases immensely (350,000 people) since the war started. A lot of white people thought blacks threatened jobs, homes, communities and churches. -
G.I. Bill of Rights signed into law
Provided a range of benfits for veterans returning from WWII. -
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D-Day (operation Overlord)
Code name for Battle of Normandy, launched the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during WWII by Allied forces. -
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Americans land at Iwo Gima
Also named Operation Detachment, major battle in which the United States captured Iwo Gima from Japnese Empire. -
Harry S. Truman becomes President
The 33rd president, makes the decision to drop nuclear bombs on Japan which succesfully ended the war early. -
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Germany Surrenders
May 1 Germany forces in Italy surrender
May 2 Germany forces in Berlin surrender
May 4 Germany forces in Denmark, Netherlands and Bavoria
May 6 Herman Gorings surrenders -
Bombing of Hiroshima
Little Boy is Dropped on Hiroshima -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Fat Man is dropped on Nagasaki -
First of meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
All nations are represented equally. First meeting was in Westminster Central Hall in London. -
National Basketball Association of America is founded.
1 of the 4 profesional major sports leagues. -
Jackie Robinson debuts at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers
The Dodgers signed Robinson to a major league contract just five days before the start of the 1947 season. This began the stop of segregation in baseball. -
Marshall Plan
American Program to aid Europe where United States gave monetary support to rebuild Europian economies. -
President Truman is re-elected
The result of the election was surprising because most predicted Thomas E. Dewey. would win the election. Also, Democratics took control over majority of the two houses of the congress.
