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The World enters into a global conflict once again
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FDR approves the production of an atomic bomb, after determining that its creation is feasible.
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Germany suffers defeat after attacking Russia. They lose at Stalingrad.
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The Allies successfully storm several beaches on the French coastline, thus heralding Germany's eventual defeat.
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Roosevelt once again wins the presidential election, bring an unprecedented 4th term.
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Allied leaders meet to discuss the strategy of invading and defeating Germany.
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After four terms, President Roosevelt dies suddenly. He is succeeded by his Vice President Harry Truman.
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Hitler commits suicide, signalling defeat for the Germans.
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Germany surrenders bringing V-E day.
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Japan surrenders after the dropping of Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending World War II
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The first meeting of the United Nations occurs.
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The Cold war was a conflict between America and the Soviet Union. While it never resulted in bloodshed between the two countries, they collided in many other different ways.
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The Truman Doctrine is announced and soon passed. This is one of the primary pieces of the containment policy.
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President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the Military.
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Harry Truman remains in office after winning a four-candidate race for the Presidency.
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The North American Treaty Organization is formed, containing America, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
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The Korean War was a conflict between North and South Korea, the Sout being backed up by the Americans, and the North by communist Russia and China.
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United Nations forces are forces to retreat to the 38th Parallel, where they would stay for the next three years.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower takes the presidency from Truman and gives back into the hand of Republicans. He would beat Adlai E. Stevenson since Truman had declined to run again.
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British physicist Francis Crick, American scientist James D. Watson, and New Zealand born scientist Maurice Wilkins discover the double helix formation to DNA
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The Arms race between the Soviets and the Americans begins in earnest when President Eisenhower approves a document authorizing the increased nuclear weapon storage to combat the USSR.
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The first color TVs go on sale.