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Richard Russell
Governor of Georgia and US senator for 38 years. He brought 15 military bases to Georgia so Georgia could help i the war. He was one of the youngest people to be elected to the Georgia Assembly. -
Carl Vinson
Carl served 51 years in the US houde of representatives. He was considered the "Father of Two Ocean Navy" because of his spot in the Naval Affairs Comitee. He later recieved the presidential medal of freedom for his actions. -
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan project was assigned by Roosevelt to create an atomic bomb. He had heard the Germans were trying to build one so thjey had to build it first. -
World War II breaks out in Europe
Germany took control of Poland starting the war. US supports allies but doesn't join the war yet. -
Lend-lease program created
The US will supply Britian, France, China and the USSR. they supplied food, oil, and other materials. The US got bases in allied countries in return. -
The Holocaust
Nazis built concentration and murdered 6 million Jews and other group the Nazis hated. Many of the survivors moved to Georgia after the war had ended. The Holocaust made people rethink their treatment of minorities.. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanesse sent hundreds of planes to attack Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. More than 2,000 soliders died in the attack and they destroyed 20 ships and 300 airplanes. The next day FDR declared war on Japan. -
Bell Aircraft
Aircraft company in Marietta. They built the B-29 bombers. B-29 bombers were the most advanced in technology during the war. -
Savannah Shipyard
Civilians worked to build ships for the war. Most of the civilians were women. 187 ships built in Savannah and Brunswick were used in the war. -
Brunswick Shipyard
Civilians worked to build ships for the war. Most of the civilians were women. 187 ships built in Savannah and Brunswick were used in the war. -
The United Nations
26 nations came together to sign a decleration. They promised to share resources and keep peace between each other. -
D-Day
160,000 thousand allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. Thousands of soliders were killed but 100,000 troops were able to storm Europe. Over 5,000 ships and 13,000 airplanes were used in the attack. -
Yalta Conference
British, American, and Soviet leaders met to plan for after the war. Russia agreed to return some land to cou tries who had lost some to Russia and Japan. Russia, US, Britian, and France also got to split up some of the remaining land in Europe for countries. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler's armies were destroyed and he went and hid in a bunker underground. He shot himself because his plans had failed and he had lost the war. -
Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
A B-29 bomber dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. It destroyed most of the city and killed more than 80,000 people on the spot. Thousands died later of radiation poisoning. -
Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Another B-29 bomber dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. It killed 40,000 people on the spot.
