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