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United States Timeline: The 1940's

  • U.S. Congress reintroduced the draft.

    U.S. Congress reintroduced the draft.
    The U.S. Congress approves the first peacetime conscription draft in anticipation of possible American involvement in WWII.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt in eleted to his thired as president if the United States

    Franklin D. Roosevelt in eleted to his thired as president if the United States
    roosevelt was elected to his third term with promise of maintaning American neutrality.
  • Lend-Lease Act is approved

    Lend-Lease Act is approved
    was the program under which U.S.A supplied United Kingdom Soviet Union, China, Free France and allied nation with material.
  • RKO Pictures releases Citizen Kane

    RKO Pictures releases Citizen Kane
    Drama film, anout Charles Foster Kane released by RKO pictures
  • Mount Rushmore is completed

    Mount Rushmore is completed
    sculpture carved into the Granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota. It's of the United Starts presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt
  • Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
    Japanese Attacked Us Navy at Pearl Harbor
  • Executive order 9066 is signed ordering Japenese-Americans to be held in relocation camps

    Executive order 9066 is signed ordering Japenese-Americans to be held in relocation camps
    franklin Roosevelt authorised the secertary of war to the military zanes as Japenese relocation camps
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Us Navy defect imperial Japanese Navy attacked against Midway aroll.
  • Manhattan Project begins

    Manhattan Project begins
    Research and development program by the US with Uk and Canada producted frist atomic bomb.
  • Detroit,Michigan Race Riots

    Detroit,Michigan Race Riots
    Blacka and whites started fighting on bells island. Riots lasted untill a long time
  • D-Day (operation Overlord)

    D-Day (operation Overlord)
    Allied forces land in france and try to push forces back
  • G.I. Bill of Rights signed into law.

    G.I. Bill of Rights signed into law.
    Provided a range of benefits for returning WWII veterans.
  • Americans land at Iwo Jima

    Americans land at Iwo Jima
    U.S forces fight Japanese Empire at Iwo Jima.
  • Harry S. Truman becomes President.

    Harry S. Truman becomes President.
    33rd president. Roosevelts vice president, took presidency after Roosevelt died
  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders
    Germany surrenders after Hitler died.
  • Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
    U.S bombs Japan with nuclear bombs.
  • First of meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

    First of meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
    One of the six principal organs of the United States and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation.
  • National Basketball Association of America is founded.

    National Basketball Association of America is founded.
    It's the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America.
  • Jackie Robinson debuts at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

    Jackie Robinson debuts at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
    He became the first African American in major leagues when he played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    The American program to aid Europe where the U.S gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after WWII.
  • President Truman is re-elected

    President Truman is re-elected
    The election is considered to be the greatest election upset in American history
  • NATO is formed

    NATO is formed
    The organization constitues is a system of collective defence whereby its a member.