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Carl Vinson
served 25 terms in US House of Reps. he continued his policies thru the Cold War as well .
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Richard Russell
He was a Governor for ga and US senator. He helped maintain military installations. He helped bring the country oput of depression.
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holocaust
The mass murder of 6 million jews by german nazis during World War Two. Jews were a threat to the german community according the Hitler. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust -
Bell Aircraft
Transformed Marietta into one pf the main industutrial centers of the sunbelt. Closed immitendtialy after the war ended.
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WWII break out in Europe
The war began with German invading Poland. soon after, Gb and France delcared wat on Germany. Then on september 17, Soviet troops invaded Poland from the east.
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lend-lease act
This was meant to provide aid to US military members. The act let the British keep fighting until events led America into conflict. This brought the US one step closer to entering the war.
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Pearl Harbor
A hunderd of Japanese fighter planes attacked an American naval base located in Hawaii. More than 2,000 americans died in this attack. After this, America finally joined the way.
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Savannah Shipyard
Constructed on th Savnnah river. It held 88 ships for war effort from 1942-1945
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Brunswick Shipyard
One of sixteen ports chosen to send aids to anf from Europe. they built 99 ships from 1941-1945. it attracted politicans around georgia.
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battle of stalingrad
Russians consider it the greatest battle of their great patriotic war. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union. one of bloodiest battles in history.
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D-Day
More than 160,000 allied troops landed along the coas beaches of France to fight the german nazis. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Yalta confrence
Wartime meeting of Winston Churchill. It demanded germanys surrender and beagn plans for post war world. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference -
Hitler's Death
him and his wife both commited sucicide by swalloing cyanide capsules. Then he shot himself with a service pistole. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker -
united nations formed
it was formed to help with conflict and provide peace by the old leauge of nations http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-nations-is-born -
bomb dropped on Hiroshima
an american bomber dropped the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima. the explosion killed 90 percent of the people in the city.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
bombing of Nagasaki
Three days after Hiroshima, another bomb dropped in Nagasaki killing 40,000 people.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
