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Carl Vinson
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/carl-vinson-1883-1981Vinson was involved in the United States Navy, and served as chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ’s agreed with Vinson's message and agreed with his views on a large American military. After, World War II, Vinson stayed with United States Armed Forces through the Cold War. -
Anne Frank Born
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Anne Frank is most well known for her diary entires during the Holocaust and the persecution of Jews. Her public and published diary shows her life during this time period. She later died in a concentration camp. -
Holocaust
<a href='' >http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust</a>The Holocaust was a mass genocide of 6 million European Jews, and other groups, such as Gypsies and homosexuals. The Nazi leader Adolf Hitler believed that Jews were a threat to the German racial purity and community. -
Richard Russell
<a href='' >http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/richard-b-russell-jr-1897-1971</a>In 1933, Russell was appointed to the Naval Affairs Committee and was with the Military Affairs Committee, Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee, and the Democratic party. -
WW ll Breaks out in Europe
<a href='' >http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-caused-war-break-out-1939-368530</a>The cause of WWII in Europe in was the invasion of the Germans in Poland. England and France had a promise to help protect Poland. When Germany invaded, France and England kept their promise and also joined the war. -
Brunskwick Shipyard
<a href='' >https://ss8h9.wordpress.com/coast/brunswick-and-savannah-shipyards/</a>When the Emergency Shipbuilding Program was decided by President Franklin Roosevelt. Brunswick was one of the sixteen ports chosen to make cargo vessels that would help Allied forces in Europe. -
Lend-Lease program created
<a href='' >http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act</a>The Lend-Lease Act of March 11, 1941, was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. This program was to give arms or any other defense materials, which Congress gave money to “the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.” Countires recving this aid included Britain, Soviet Union, China, Brazil, and many other countries under this law. -
Pearl Harbor
<a href='' >http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor</a>A suprise attck on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. This led to more than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack,1,000 were wounded,20 American naval vessels were destroyed, and more than 300 airplanes were dimlolished. This led America into WW ll. -
Bell Aircraft
<a href='' >https://ss8h9.wordpress.com/regions-of-georgia/piedmont/bell-aircraft/</a>During WW ll there was a large demand of war planes. The most famous plane is The Bell X-1 because it was able to break the sound barrier. This made this plane go very fast and could easily give a little 'surprise'. -
Savannah Shipyard
<a href='' >https://ss8h9.wordpress.com/coast/brunswick-and-savannah-shipyards/</a>Savannah was the other site in Georgia chosen for the building of ships for the war. Construction was done on the Savannah River.The shipyard workers ended up building 88 ships for the war effort from 1942-1945. -
D-Day
<a href='' >http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day</a>The allies invaded Normady which caused them to be able to overtake the land which the Nazi's toook over. This event is also known as the start of the end of WWll. -
Yalta Confrence
<a href='' >http://www.britannica.com/event/Yalta-Conference</a>(February 4–11, 1945) This confrence was during World War II. The three chief Allied leaders, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt of tPrime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin met at Yalta in Crimea in order to plan the end of the regimeme occupation of Nazi Germany. -
Hitler's Death
<a href='' >http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/adolf-hitler/videos/death-of-hitler</a>Hitler dies from suicide. His wife also dies along with him. This starts to weaken Germany. -
Bombing Of Hiroshima
<a href='' >http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki</a>American bombers dropped the world’s first atomic bomb in the Japneese city of Hiroshima. The explosion took out 90 percent of the city and killed 80,000 people. Many more people died due to radiation. -
Bomb Nagasaki dropped on Japan
<a href='' >http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki</a>This is the marking period of the end of WWll. The allies bombed Japan which led to the formal surrender of Japan. -
United Nations Formed
<a href='' >http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-nations-is-born</a>This was created in order to create peace and avoid conflicts such as World War ll. This was signed by 26 counties in order to overhroe the Axis Powers. WE still have a UN today.
