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In this classroom activity students will learn about President Truman's home (which originally belonged to his mother-in-law). Students will study pictures of the interior and exterior of Present Truman' s house in 1945 and compare and contrast them with homes today.
Feb 21, 2022 · The winter of 1944-1945 was especially harsh, and temperatures regularly dipped below freezing. The Americans were unprepared for the harsh winter, and they fought in the ice and snow and fog under near-constant bombardment with no gloves, the lucky ones able to wrap their feet in gunnysacks.
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Oct 12, 2021 · This collection of the most famous photos in American history includes pictures like that — photographs that shook the country, like the 1937 explosion of the Hindenburg or the 1970 shooting at Kent State — and images that present quieter truths about American life.
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The history of the United States from 1945 to 1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity. It was also a time of confrontation as the capitalist United States and its allies politically opposed the Soviet Union and other communist states; the Cold War had begun.
Nov 15, 2011 · These vivid color photos from the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created the images between 1940 and 1944.
Events from the year 1945 in the United States. World War II ended during this year following the surrender of Germany in May and that of Japan in September.
Flushed with their success against Germany and Japan in 1945, most Americans initially viewed their place in the postwar world with optimism and confidence. But within two years of the end of the war, new challenges and perceived threats had arisen to erode that confidence.
