... in chief of the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War. He later became a member of the House of Burgesses and led the Virginian opposition to British policy in the colonies. As the Revolutionary War broke out, Washington became the Commander in Chief of the Continental Congress. With poorly trained men and few supplies, he was finally able to defeat the ... of December 8, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States was thrust into the war. Roosevelt won his fourth term and began to make plans with other world leaders for the post-war world. A month after the...

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