Events
Franklin Roosevelt Elected for his 3rd termJapanese Military bombs Pearl HarborThe United States starts putting Japanese in internment camps for the rest of the war, 185,000 citizens were locked away.Detroit Riots take place with 40 ending up dead with 7 injuriesFDR is elected into his 4th termRoosevelt dies suddenly, Harry S. Truman to become president.Harry S. Truman gives permission for bombing Nagasaki and Hiroshima and leads to Japan’s surrender409,000 workers begin to strike with other industries following suitUnited States gives the Philippines their independenceackie Robinson breaks color barriers with his appearance for the Dodgers on the baseball fieldTruman signs in an order which ends segregation in the militaryTruman runs for president and winsNATO is formed between the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, U.K., France, Italy, Iceland, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, and the United StatesPeriods
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