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Holocaust
Video Hitler, Nazi Germany and its allies killed 12 million people, of which include 6 million Jews, gypsies, homosexuals. -
War in Europe
Video Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Nazi Germany after they invade Poland. -
Carl Vinson
Video Served 25 consecutive terms in the houes of reps. Wrote two bills that strengthened the navy and naval aviation. "The most expensive thing in the world is a cheap Army and Navy" - Carl Vinson -
Brunswick Shipyard
Video Constructed Cargo Ships for the Allied forces. 16,000 workers built 99 ships from 1941 to 1945. J.A. Jones Construction responsible. -
Lend-Lease Act
Video Presient Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act, in which Congress allowed the sale, trade, or exchange of arms and supplies to "any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the United States" -
Pearl Harbor
Video Japaanese Kamikazi pilots bomb Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which leads to the USA declaring war on Japan and the Axis Powers. -
Bell Airplane
Video The government picked Cobb County, Georgia, and an airplane company began manufacturing Bell Bombers. It was originally estimated as a $15 million, resulted in $75 million. -
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Savannah Shipyard
Video Contract awarded to Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, built on Savannah River. Produced 88 ships in 3 years. -
D -Day
Video 156,000 Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy France as the largest military attack. This led to the end of WWII. -
Yalta Conference
Video A meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin about the forcing of Germany's surrender, and post-war world. -
Hiroshima Bombing
<a href='http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/videos/atomic-bomb' > <h1>Video</h1></a>USA plane Enola Gay dropped the Atomic Bomb "Little Boy" onto hiroshima. This, and the second bombing, led to Japan's surrender. -
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Nagasaki
Video The USA plane Enola Gay dropped the Atomic bomb "Fat man" onto Nagasaki, resulting in Japan's unconditional surrender. -
United Nations
Video The UN was formed as a replacement for the league of nations, which was ineffective in creating an alliance.
