WW2

Carl Vinson

Jan 1, 1914

https://ss8h9.wordpress.com/carl-vinson-2/ Carl Vinson was a Congressmen who believed that having a strong miltary was important. He helped the U.S. obtain a very strong navy due to him creating a new budget plan and convincing Franklin D. Roosevelt that the U.S. needs a stronger military.

Richard Russel

Jan 1, 1932

https://ss8h9.wordpress.com/regions-of-georgia/piedmont/richard-b-russell-jr/ Richard Russel was a governor of Georgia. He helped the U.S. prepare for WW2 by bringing 15 military bases in the state. Also, he was one of the youngest people to ever be elected into the GA General Assembly.

Holocaust

Jan 30, 1933

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/history.html The Holocaust was a mass genocide of Jewish people, gypsies, and homosexuals by the german Nazis. It impacted Georgia because, after the war, many survivors of the Holocaust came to GA. This caused GA citizens to rethink their judmental thoughts of minorities and eventually create a program called the Georgia Comission, which was a program that educated people about the Holocaust.

Bell Aircraft

Jul 10, 1935

https://ss8h9.wordpress.com/regions-of-georgia/piedmont/bell-aircraft/ The Bell Aircraft that produced bomber aircrafts called the b-29. It was a bomber that was very advanced in the field of technoloy at that time.

WW2 break out in Europe

Sep 1, 1939

http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-caused-war-break-out-1939-368530
World War 2 started because Germany started to try to invade other european contries, like Poland, and other countries, like Britain, tried to stop them.

Brunswick Shipyard

Jan 1, 1941

https://ss8h9.wordpress.com/coast/brunswick-and-savannah-shipyards/ The Brunswick Shipyard was a major aid for the Allies during WW2. It was chosen to provide the Allies with cargo ships, called "Liberty Ships", that were used to carry tons of cargo across the ocean.

Lend-Lease Act created

Mar 11, 1941

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act The Lend-Lease Act was when the U.S. gave aid to the Allies because the U.S. was scared that the Axis powers would win. They gave support by providing with more supplies, like guns, to the Allies. In return, the Allies gave the U.S. base rights in their own country's military bases.

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/videos/attack-pearl-harbor
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The bombing of Pearl Harbor was when Japan bombed an American military base in Pearl Harbor. This destroyed many battleships and killed many men. This changed many american's minds about staying out of the war because it made them mad.

Savannah Shipyard

Jan 1, 1942

https://youtu.be/9oX_x-L_BoY The Savanah Shipyard was the other place that was chosen to build the Liberty Ships in Georgia.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day D-Day was when American, Canadian, and British troops landed on multiple coasts along France. This invasion was one of the largest assualts that came from water in history. As stated in the article from the link above, "The... landings have been called the beginning of the end of was in Europe."

Yalta Conference

Feb 1, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference The Yalta Conference was a meeting between the Prime Minister of Britain (Winston Churchill), the Soviet Premeir (Joseph Stalin), and the President of the U.S. (Franklin D. Roosevelt). In the conference, all three of the leaders decided to order Germany's surrender and began to make plans for after the war. Additionally, Stalin agreed to allow free elections in Eastern Europe and to go into the war against Japan.

Hitler's Death

Apr 30, 1945

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNV5pP-5FM0&feature=youtu.be Hiltler was the dictator of Germany and the head of the Nazis. He created the Holocaust and was responsible for the start of WW2. When the war was about to end and the Soviets were closing in on Hilter's bunker, Hitler gave his own life by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. This marked the end of Germany's participation in the war and the end of the Holocaust.

Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Hiroshima, a big city in Japan, had a nuclear bomb dropped on it by the U.S. on August 6, 1945. It was a devastating hit for Japan and it killed many people. Unfortunately, Japan didn't surrender and another bomb was dropped on a different city.

Bombing of Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-nagasaki Three days after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, another nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, another city in Japan. Unfortunatley, Japan did not surrender and chose to go until they had nothing left.

Japan Surrenders to the Allies

Sep 2, 1945

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders Finally, Japan surrendered to the Allies and ended the second world war. The Japanese surrendered due to them not wanting another atomic bomb dropped on their cities, their military being wiped out, and their economy being destroyed.

Formation of the United Nations

Oct 24, 1945

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_nations The United Nations was an organization that made sure that major conflicts, like the two world wars, don't happen again. The group was filled with countries around the world.Also, the UN was formed in order to prevent another devastating war from happening.