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United States Timeline: The 1940s
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U.S. Congress reintroduces the draft
The U.S. Congress approves the first peacetime conscription draft in anticipation of possible American involvement in World War two. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected to his third term as President of the United States
This election took place in the shadow of World War two and as the United States was coming out of the Great Depression. -
Lend-Lease Act is approved
This was an act that supplied the Allies with materials between 1941 and 1945. -
RKO Pictures releases Citizen Kane
This film explains the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane. -
Mount Rushmore is completed
A memorial in which they carved the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln into Mount Rushmore. -
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked America's naval base in Pearl Harbor. -
Executive order 9066 is signed ordering Japanese-Americans to be held in relocation camps
This order was signed by President Franklin Roosevelt authorizing the relocation of Japanese-Americans. -
Battle of Midway
This was the most important naval battle of World War two. The naval battle was between the U.S. navy and the Imperial Japanese navy in which the U.S. won. -
Manhattan Project begins
The Manhattan Project cost two billion dollors. They researched and produced the Atomic bomb. -
Detroit, Michigan Race Riots
These riots were between the blacks and whites in Detroit. The riots killed 34 people and wounded 433. -
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
On D-Day, Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. More than 9,000 Allied soldiers were killed or wounded. -
G.I. Bill of Rights signed into law
The bill provided benefits which included low cost morgages, low interest loans, cash payments, education, and one year of unemployment compensation. -
Americans land at Iwo Jima
This was a major battle between the Americans and the Japanese in which America fought for and captured Iwo Jima. -
Harry S. Truman becomes President
Truman succeded Rossevelt for the presidency after Roosevelt's death. -
Germany surrenders
German forces laid down their arms. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States asked a surrender of Japan ot the U.S. would destroy them but Japan ignored the ultimatun so the U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb called Little boy on Hiroshima and then dropped the nuclear bomb Fat man on Nagasaki three days later. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The United States asked a surrender of Japan ot the U.S. would destroy them but Japan ignored the ultimatun so the U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb called Little boy on Hiroshima and then dropped the nuclear bomb Fat man on Nagasaki three days later. -
First meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
The job of the assembly was to over see the budget of the United Nations and to recieve reports and make recommendations. -
Jackie Robinson debuts at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Robinson was the first black man to play in the major leagues which broke the color barrier for Major League Baseball. He played first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. -
Marshall Plan
This was an American program to aid Europe. Untited States gave support to rebuild European economics after World War two. -
President Truman is re-elected
Truman faced the Republican nominee Dewey and Truman won unexpectidly. -
NATO is formed
The NATO is a system of defense but when it started out it wasn't much more than a politcal party. -
National Baseketball Association of America is founded
This was a professional basketball league in North America and started with only 16 teams.
