1940's-1950's Timeline by Jase McKee

September 1940 Destroyer ships for Bases Deal

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A deal between the US and the united kingdom 150 destroyers were transferred to the royal navy from the us navy. in order to have land rights for some of the british stuff.

1949 NATO was created

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On April 4, 1949, a transatlantic agreement was signed. This created an alliance of countries united against any form of military aggression.

March 1941 -> Captain America first appeared in a Marvel Comic book

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captain america a comic book hero was born

October 1941 -> construction ended on mount rushmore

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declared a finish product

1944-> franklin roosevelt was re elected to a 4th term

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FDR defeated the republican Thomas E. Dewey to win a fourth term then his fifth

1946-> the cold war began

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1946 -> NASCAR held its first stock car at daytona beach, FL.

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Nascars first sanctioned race on daytona beach, shortly after WW2

March 1947 -> The Truman Doctrine

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Truman asked for 400 million dollars in military and econmic assistance for turkey and greece

April 1947 -> Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball.

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Jackie robinson played shortstop for the Kansas city Monarchs in the Negro league.

June 1947 -> Taft-Hartley Act

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prohibits certain union practices and requires disclosure of certain financial and political activities done by the union

October 1947-> Charles yeager broke the sound barrier

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June 1948 - May 1949 -> Berlin Airlift

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This is when Soviet forces went to Berlin to black there roads, railways, and water system General Curtis E. LeMay lead and controlled this movement.

1949-> george orwell's nineteen eighty-four was published

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1950-1953 -> Korean war

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The Korean War began on June 25th, 1950. It began when the Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel.

June 1951-> First color television program was broadcast.

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1951-> the 22nd amendment was ratified

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On February 27th, 1951, the Second Amendment was ratified. It establishes term limits on those elected presidents.

1952->dwight D eisenhower was elected president

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On November 4th, 1952, Eisenhower was elected President of the United States. He defeated Democratic Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson.

July 8 1953 -> radio listeners hear elvis presley for the first time

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August 1953 -> the CIA helped overthrow the prime minister of iran

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Sept. 1954-> SEATO alliance was formed

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This group was trying to not let communism get ground in the U.S. Dwight D Eisenhower started this group.

1955 -> Polio vaccine

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Dr. Jonas Salk used a dead version of the Polio which was unique for a vaccine at that time. He did not patent the vaccine due to him not finding it right to patent something that could help people.

July 1955 -> Disneyland Opened

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1956 -> Dwight D. Eisenhower was re-elected President.

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1956-> US military began training forces in south vietnam

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July 1958 -> NASA was established.

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On July 29th, 1958, NASA was established. President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958.

Jan 1959-> alaska became the 49th state

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On January 3rd, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state. H.R 7999 was passed in the House on May 28, 1958. This was signed into law by the President on July 7, 1958.

February 1959 -> Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio batista and became the leader of cuba

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August 1959->hawaii became the 50th state

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93% of the voters approved for the territory of Hawaii to become a state. The President of the United States Dwight Eisenhower signed the Hawaii Admissions Act that made it a State.