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Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was ekected into Congress on Nov. 3, 1914, where he became the youngest member. He went straight to the Naval Affairs Commmittee. He is said to have increased the size of the Navy by 70%. He was also known as the Father of the Two Ocean Navy. -
Richard Russell
Richard Russell
Richard Russell Jr. was the youngest governor in GA history, beating Eugene Talmadge to get the job. After the death of the U.S. senator William Harris, hei ran for the senate. When he got elected in, he was the youngest senator. He was called one of the most influential men in Washington. -
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Holocaust
Holocaust - History
The mass genocide of Jews by the Nazis, led by Hitler. Other groups, like gypsies, homosexuals, and christians, were also persecuted. The Nazis ended up killing 6 million Jews in concentration camps such as Auschwitz. -
WW2 Starts
WW2 - History
WW2 started when Germany invaded Poland. This caused France and Britain to declare war on Germany, and the fight began. -
Savannah Shipyard
Shipyards
Made after the Emergency Shipbuilding Program, it made ships for teh war effort. Many of the workers were women. In all they made 88 ships. -
Brunswick Shipyard
Shipyards
Created after the Emergency Shipbuilding Program, workers made 99 ships for the war. Most of these workers were women because many men were in the war oversaeas. -
Lend-Lease Act
Lend-Lease Act
Created a way for the U.S. to support countries sided with them in the war. The US could send supplies to countries like Britain and China whom's safety causes the U.S.' safety as well. This helped prevented troops from being spread too far. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor - History
The point when the U.S. entered WW2. Japan attacked a major military base in Hawaii (Pearl Harbor). They killed over 20,000 U.S. soldiers and destroyed MANY resources, such as airplanes are battle ships. -
Bell Aircraft
Bell Aircraft - Today in GA History
The Bell Aircraft PLant was created in Marietta GA to help with the war effort. It created hundreds of B-29 planes that helped with the war. -
D-Day
D-Day - History
D-Day, also known as Operation Overlord, was the day when the Battle of Normandy started. The overall result of D-Day is the freeing of West Europe from Germany. Over 4000 Ally troops were killed. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
Liberation of Auschwitz
On January 27, 1945 the Soviet army liberated the concentration camp Auschwitz. They freed many prisoners, but still others were forced to march to other concentration camps before the Soviets arrived. The Germans destroyed all the crematories and gas chambers previous to the liberation of the camp. -
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Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference - History
A conference in which the U.s., Britain, and Russia talked about the demand of Germany's surrender. They also discussed post-war strategies and proposals of plans for a post war world. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler's Death - History
Hitler commited suicide in an underground bunker in Berlin, Germany. He consumed cyanide pills with his wife, and shot himself. He was then cremated by people in the bunker with his wife (Eva Braun). -
Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
Hiroshima - History
Hiroshima was hit with a bomb called Little Boy. It killed 80000 people immediately in the city, and later killed many more because of radiation exposure. It was followed up by the bomb dropped in Nagasaki. -
Bomb Dropped of Nagasaki
Nagasaki - History
A few days after HIroshima, a bomb called Fat Man was dropped into the city of Nagasaki. This bomb killed 40000 people and led to Japan surrendering. -
Formation of the UN
Forming the UN
The United Nations was formed, consisting of 26 countries. It was originally formed by the U.S., Britain, and Russia in order to finish WW2 and go against Germany and Japan.
