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| 1884 | Birth |  |
| 8th May Birth of Harry S Truman
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| 1945 | Bombing of Hiroshima | |
| 24th July Hiroshima Decides to drop the A-bomb on Hiroshima
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| 5th Aug Hiroshima "Little Boy" is loaded onto the Enola Gay
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| 1945 | Bombing of Nagasaki | |
| 9th Aug Nagasaki The USA drops the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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| 1945 | Conference of Potsdam | |
| 17th July Potsdam Churchill, Stalin & Truman agree the map for post war Europe
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| 17th July Potsdam Germany will divided into 4 zones
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| 17th July Potsdam Poland's western frontier will follow the Oder-Neisse line
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| 17th July Potsdam Soviet power in Eastern Europe is recognized
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| 1945 | Conference of Yalta | |
| 12th April Yalta Roosevelt dies during the Yalta Conference
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| 1945 | Declaration of Potsdam | |
| 24th July Potsdam The US, Britain & Nationalist China calls for unconditional Japanese surrender
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| 24th July Potsdam USA, Britain & Nationalist China calls for unconditional Japanese surrender
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| 1945 | Diplomacy | |
| 12th April Truman is convinced by his war Cabinet that Russia is breaking its Yalta pledges
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| 1945 | Downfall | |
| June The Allies prepare for the land invasion of Japan, the plan is scrapped
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| 1945 | Government | |
| By the end of the yr 50,000 marines are in Korea
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| The US establishes a naval base at Tsingtao
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| 12th April Appointed President of the USA, 33rd President, 1st term
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| 26th June Calls the UN "a great instrument for peace & security & human progress in the world"
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| 26th June Witnesses the signing of the charter of the United Nations
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| July Attlee & Truman meet & decide to establish the Nurnberg Tribunal for war crimes
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| 15th Aug Announces the unconditional surrender of Japan
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| 21st Nov Truman appoints General Marshall special representitive to China
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| 1945 | Invention Atomic Bomb | |
| 16th July Berlin With Allied leaders in Potsdam when he hears news of the succesful test explosion
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| 1945 | Rule of Germany | |
| 5th June USA., Britain, Russia & France declare supreme authority over Germany
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| 1945 | Ultimatum Potsdam | |
| 27th July Potsdam The Japanese have to choose "utter devastation or unconditional surrender"
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| 1945 | VE Day | |
| 8th May Washington Makes the announcement of Allied victory over the Axis powers in Europe at 3 p.m.
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| 1946 | Government | |
| 7th Jan Russia, Britain, the USA & France recognize Austria with its 1937 boundaries
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| 20th Jan Says that "needed intelligence information was not coordinated at any one place"
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| 20th Jan Sets up a Central Intelligence Group under National Intelligence Authority
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| 15th July Signs the Bill of Credit for $3.75 billion to Great Britain
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| 4th Nov Chinese-US Treaty of friendship & commerce
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| 4th Nov The Republicans win 246 seats & win the Congressional elections
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| 3rd Dec The American & British zones are economically joined together
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| 6th Dec Unser the Washington Loan Agreementr $3.75 billion is paid to Britain
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| 1947 | Diplomacy | |
| 15th May Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency
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| 1947 | Government | |
| 12th Mar Support free people who resist subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressure
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| 15th May Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency
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| 19th Dec 1st institution of national security in the US
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| 19th Dec Uses the CIA to run covert ops in Europe
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| 1947 | Rebellion | |
| 15th May Washington Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency
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| 1948 | Government | |
| 4th April Describes the Treaty as a "sheild against agression & the fear of agression"
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| 24th June Russia blockades Berlin, the US says that it will stay in Berlin
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| 24th June The west anounces a counter-blockade from west to east
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| 21st July The US Senate ratifies the NATO Treaty after 2 weeks of debate
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| 2nd Nov Appointed President of the USA, 33rd President, 2nd term
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| 1949 | CIA | |
| The CIA Director can allocate funds entirely at his discretion
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| 1949 | Government | |
| The CIA is given special powers under the Central Intelligence Act
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| 4th April Signs the treaty establishing the NATO alliance
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| 12th May The Berlin blockade is lifted, both sides claim victory
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| 1949 | Republic of Korea Army | |
| June US troops evacuate of sth Korea, advisers organize the Republic of Korea Army
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| 1949 | Rule of Korea | |
| June US troops evacuate of sth Korea, advisers organize the Republic of Korea Army
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| 1950 | 38th Parallel | |
| 27th Sep 38th Parallel President Truman authorizes General MacArthr to operate nth of the 38th Parallel
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| 1950 | Alliance | |
| 27th June Washington Orders MacArthur to support the southern Korean army with air & sea forces
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| 1950 | Budget | |
| 19th July Washington Increases the annual peacetime military budget to $48 billion
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| 19th July Washington Sends Congress an emergency appropriation of $10 billion
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| 19th July Washington Truman requests an increased military budget from Congress
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| 1950 | Capture | |
| 28th Mar Seoul North Korea captures Seoul, it has destroyed most of the South Korean Army
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| 15th Sep Inchon US forces capture Inchon
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| 1950 | Conference of Wake Island | |
| 15th Oct Wake Island President Truman & General MacArthur confer at Wake Island on the course of the war
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| 15th Oct Wake Island The 1st & last meeting between Truman & MacArthur, fails to produce agreement
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| 15th Oct Wake Island Truman tells MacArthur the Chinese & Russians must not be involved in the war
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| 1950 | Conscription | |
| 22nd June Washington The House of Representitives approves enlistment of 547,000
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| 1950 | Government | |
| Bans US trade with the Peoples Republic of China
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| Congress approves the appropriation of military aid for projects against Communism
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| Guam achieves full US citizenship & self-government
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| The USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States & Britain refer to Ho Chi-Minh's Government as a "puppet" of Russia
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| 7th Feb The USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States & Britain recognize Bao Dai's Government
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| 26th July Over the next 4 yrs the US will spend $3 billion to finance the French in Indochina
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| 26th July Signs legislation granting $15 million in military aid to the French war in Indochina
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| 26th July Signs military aid legislation
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| 7th Nov The Republicans gain thirty seats in the House of Representitives
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| 13th Dec Marshall Aid to Britain ceases
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| 16th Dec A state of emergency is proclaimed in the USA after the reversals of the UN in Korea
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| 27th Dec The USA resumes diplomatic relations with Spain
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| 1950 | Invasion of Korea | |
| 25th Mar North Korea invades South Korea
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| 26th Mar The UN Security Council passes a resolution demanding withdrawal of Nth Korean forces
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| 27th June Geneva A UN resolution demands the withdrawal of Nth Korean forces from Sth Korea
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| 30th June Authorized after MacArthur reports on the hopelessness of the Sth Korean situation
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| 1st July Pusan UN troops arrive in Pusan
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| 1950 | Invasion of North Korea | |
| 27th Sep 38th Parallel President Truman authorizes General MacArthr to operate nth of the 38th Parallel
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| 1st Oct US forces cross the Nth Korean border
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| 1950 | Invasion of Sth Korea | |
| 27th June Washington The UN calls for North Korean withdrawal from South Korea
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| 1950 | Mobilization | |
| 22nd June Washington Senate approves the enlistment of 547,000, as requested by the US Defence Dept
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| 22nd June Washington The House of Representitives approves 547,000, requested by the US Defence Dept
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| 27th June Washington Orders all US naval & airforces in Japan, Okinawa & the Philippines to be put on alert
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| 30th June Washington Agrees to MacArthur's request & orders US forces into Korea
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| 1950 | Supreme Commander | |
| 7th July MacArthur is appointed as the Supreme Commander of the UN forces in Korea
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| 7th July Washington MacArthur is appointed as the Supreme Commander of the UN forces in Korea
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| 1950 | United Nations | |
| 27th June Geneva A UN resolution demands the withdrawal of Nth Korean forces from Sth Korea
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| 6th July Washington The UN Security Council instructs the US to appoint a Supreme Commander in Korea
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| 7th July Washington The UN Security Council instructs the US to appoint a Supreme Commander in Korea
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| 1951 | Dismissal | |
| 11th April Dimisses MacArthur as Commander of UN forces because of his support of war with China
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| 1951 | Government | |
| Legislation is passed limiting the President's terms in office to two
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| US Presidents are restricted to 2 terms of office by the 21st Amendment
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| 8th Feb Orders the Army to control US railways during the strike
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| 7th Aug Congress rejects Russian proposals for arms & atomic weapons
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| 30th Aug The USA & the Philippines form a mutual defence pact
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| 1st Sep The USA, Australia & New Zealand sign the Pacific Security Agreement
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| 8th Sep The US & 49 other powers sign a peace treaty with Japan, Russia boycotts the session
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| 5th Oct The House of Reps approves $56.9 billion for the armed forces Appropriation Bill
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| 7th Nov The US, France & Britain produce a disarmament plan to introduce to the UN Assembly
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| 1951 | Peace | |
| 12th Nov Panmunjon Peace negotiations take place at Panmunjon
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| 1951 | Treaty of Peace | |
| 8th Sep The US & 49 other powers sign a peace treaty with Japan, Russia boycotts the session
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| 1952 | Government | |
| 15th April Japan becomes self-governing after a treaty marking the end of WW II in the Pacific
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| 22nd April The biggest atomic bomb yet is exploded watched on television by 35 million
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| 28th April Japan becomes self-governing after a treaty marking the end of WW II in the Pacific
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| 28th April Japan is self-governing after a treaty marking the end of World War II in the Pacific
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| 28th April The US occupation of Japan comes to an end
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| 20th June Signs the Foreign Aid Bill
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| 1952 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| 22nd April The biggest atomic bomb yet is exploded watched on television by 35 million
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| 1953 | Government | |
| 7th Jan Truman announces that the US had developed the hydrogen bomb
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| 1953 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| 7th Jan Truman announces that the US had developed the hydrogen bomb
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