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Carl Vinson joined Naval Affairs Commitee
in 1917 carl vinson joined the naval commitee and grew stronger military forces in the sea and air areas. When FDR became president, his ideas were recieved in a more understanding ight. FDR made the Vinson-Trammel Act, whcih allowed the navy to rise under conditions set by previous treaties. -
Richard Russell joins Naval Afffairs Commitee
He joins the Commitee in 1933.afterthat he goes around the world with a commitee to see the status of U.S. troops overseas. He was later given place in high political offices due to his experience level -
bellaircraft
The Bell aircraft was a place that made aircrafts for the war and became an big industrial site for the war. They made the B-29 whichwas a superior plane that was used in the war. They were able to use these planes to quickly get back at the Japaneese for the attack on Peral Harbor. -
the start of world war 2
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lend lease
The Lend Lease Program was suppose to help prevent Hitler's advance and at the same time keep the USA not involved. It provided security to any country important to the well being of the united states. The USA decided to help the british becuase they knew they were going to be helped back later. The USA helped with Japan -
pearl harbor
on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to dec -
brunswick
When the Emergency Shipbuilding Program was announced by President FDR in January of 1941, Brunswick was one of sixteen ports chosen to construct cargo vessels that would aid Allied forces in Europe. After the U.S. declared war, these cargo vessels, called “Liberty Ships,” were churned out at incredible speed. The 16,000 workers at the Brunswick shipyards built 99 ships, 85 of them Liberty Ships, from 1941-1945. They were capable of hauling thousands of tons of cargo across the Atlantic Ocean -
savanah shipyard
Savannah was the other site in Georgia chosen for Liberty Ship construction. The contract here was awarded to Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, and construction was done on a Savannah River site just east of the city. Although the contract originally called for the building of 36 ships, the shipyard workers ended up churning out 88 ships for the war effort from 1942-1945. -
d day
During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in h -
holocaust
The holocaust was when Germany was ruled by their dictator Hitler in 1944. the holocaust was when Hitler and the German army called the Nazis tried to slaughter the Jewish race. The Jews were taken to concentration camps were they would be tourchered or killed. The holocaust was important because after it was stopped it helped end the war. -
yalta
The yalta conference was a meeting between the 3 leaders which were Stalin, Churhill, and Roosevelt. They agreed about Germanies surrender. -
hitlers death
Adolf Hitler killed himself by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in his Führerbunker in Berlin.His wife Eva committed suicide with him by taking cyanide.AFter his death the US was able to take over more places in Germany and eventually destroy the German forces. -
hiroshima bombed
On August 6, 1945, the first ever atom bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima by America. This resulted in over 80,000 people dead and many injured. Thid was only a few days before the surrender of Japan in WWII. -
nagasaki bombed
Much like the Hioshima bombing this was the second bombing on japan using a atomic spilting bomb. Fact this bomb's name was Fat man. This bomb was more devistating. -
league of nations
A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict. Made to promote internatiional cooperation. Its objectives include maintaining international peace and security, promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, protecting the environment, and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict. FUN FACT:have 193 member states