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Richard B. Russell Jr. (1897 - 1971)
Richard Russel (georgiaencyclopedia.org)Richard B. Russell was the governor of Georgia between 1931 and 1933. He reorganized the government by decreasing the number of agencies from 102 to 17. This created the University of Georgia, made colleges more affordable, and balanced the state's budget by cutting down 20% of the states expeditures (spending funds). He was against Charles Crisp and Eugene Talmadge (whom he beat in 1936 for senate). -
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Carl Vinson (1883 - 1981) -- Exact date of his term is unknown for the timespan.
Carl Vinson (georgiaencyclopedia.org)Carl Vinson, known as, "The father of the two-ocean navy", served in standing committees in the US House of Representatives for 25 consecutive years. Vinson saw that the US was not building its navy enough to reach the limit of the London and Washington treaties. As a result, he passed many bills such as the Vinson-Trammell Act which gave more strength to the navy, to be signed by FDR. He also fortified the airplanes and air bases during the war. -
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Holocaust
The Holocaust (history.com)The Holocaust was a time period when Jews all throughout Europe were killed. The reason this was caused was because Hitler strongly believed that the Jews were the cause of why WWI was a loss for the central powers. He believed that if they burn all the Jews in Germany, they can win the next war and regain all their losses. At the end of the war, U.S. armies were sent to liberate the concentration camps, where the Jews were kept. Only a very small amount of Jews survived (6 million were burned) -
The Beginning of WWII
World War II (history.com)The cause of World War II was the building of Hitler's army. Hitler, was a führer (supreme leader) in Germany at that time. He got elected by promising German civilians to rebuild Germany after WWI. Before WWII began, Hitler and Stalin signed the German-Soviet Nonagression Pact. The war started when Germany invaded its neighboring country, Poland, with the help of Japan and Italy. Poland had allies with Britain and France whom also joined the war after hearing that Poland was invaded. -
Lend-Lease Program
Lend-Lease Act (history.com)The Lend-Lease Act was a bill signed by FDR that allowed the U.S. to send arms or defense materials to other allied power countries without them having to pay for it. This allowed the U.S. to take more part in the war without actually having to engage in battle (at least until the Pearl Harbor Invasion). The Lend-Lease Act put US one step further into the war (it isn't actually staying neutral). -
Savannah and Brunswick Shipyard (1941 - 1945) -- Exact Date Unknown
Savannah and Brunswick ShipyardsThe Brunswick and Savannah Shipyards were used in 1941 to 1945 to transport and build ships and materials. Sixteen different ports were assigned to build ships in the Emergency Shipbuilding Program -- they built almost 6,000 ships altogether. The Brunswick Shipyard built 99 ships and teh Savannah Shipyard built 88 ships for the war effort. These ships were known as "liberty ships" because they helped transport essential materials for the troops in the war. -
Pearl Harbor Invasion
Pearl Harbor Invasion (history.com)Hundreds of Japanese Planes on the morning of this day attacked the Pearl Harabor military base near Honolulu, Hawaii. Although the invasion only lasted merely two hours, 2,000 American soldiers were killed, 300 airplanes were destroyed, and 20 huge vessels were demolished. FDR requested Congress to declare a war on the axis power countries -- Japan, Germany, and Italy. In return, these countries also declared war on the U.S.. -
Bell Bomber (1942 - 1945)
Bell Bomber (todayingeorgiahistory.org)The Bell Bomber Plant helped create many jobs for a rural town in Georgia called Marietta, that got effected by the Great Depression. FDR chose Marietta as the place for the plant because of its distance from the coast - it could be attacked by ships on the coast. Altogether, the plant created more than 600 B-29 planes to be used for bombing - two were used for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The plant employed more than 28,000 employees which helped the town become more industrial. -
D-Day
D-Day (history.com)
D-Day was the start of the liberation of Western Europe (Operation Overlord) from Nazi Germany's control. It took place on five beaches in France's Normandy region. It was one of the largest military assaults in history and requires much planning to mislead the Germans. By August 1944, all of northern France was liberated. -
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference (history.com)The conference began on February 4, 1945 and ended on February 11, 1945. In this meeting, three leaders, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, met together to discuss about the post-war after Hilter surrenders. Stalin also stated his plans to allow free elections in east Europe and to enter in the Asian War (the war in Japan still continues). In their next meeting in San Francisco, the trio created the United Nations which would eventually lead into the Cold War. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler's Death (history.com) Afraid that the Russians will come and takeover Hitler's Chancellory (Hitler's headquarters), Hitler commited suicide by swallow a Cyandine Capsule and then shooting himself. His wife, Eva Buan also did the same. However, Hitler could have escaped to Berchtesgarden, but he chose suicide instead -- he lost all hope in winning. -
Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Hiroshima Bombing (history.com)
Hiroshima, a city in Japan, was bombed at the end of WWII. Although, all the Axis Power countries were defeated in Europe, the fighting still continued in Japan. Worried that the war would continue for several more years and further casualities, the US decided to use its most deadly weapon against Japan: The Atomic Bomb. The atomic bomb killed 80,000 people in Hiroshima. -
Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Nagasaki Bombing The city of Nagasaki was bombed three days by another B-29 Plane after the Hiroshima bombing - so as Japan won't recover from it. This bomb killed half as many people as the Hiroshima bombing (40,000 deaths). On August 15, Emperor Hirohito surrendered, resulting in the end of World War 2. Many historians still debate if the bombs were really worth killing thousands of innocent people. -
United Nations are Formed
United Nations (history.com)The United Nations is a Global Organization that works to bring peace and prevent wars between nations. The organization was created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, William Churchill, and Joseph Stalin in San Francisco (the meeting after the Yalta Conference). Today, almost all countries joined the UN including the axis power countries in WWII. -
The Foundation of Israel
Land given to Jews (history.com)After WWII, the UN gave Jews land in the Middle East due to all of the misfortunes they had to face during the Holocaust. The reason the UN gave the land there was because that was where the Jews used to live 2,000 years ago until they were expulted. Although there were many Arab attack on them from Palestine, they were still happy to finally have a home.
