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Carl Vinson Began career in Congress
Vinson was a champion for national defense and especially the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. His bills are credited with helping the U.S. build war ships quickly after Pearl Harbor. One of his most famous sayings is that, “The most expensive thing in the world is a cheap Army and Navy.” His insistence that America had to be prepared, even during the Cold War, enabled the armed forces to maintain their status of strength and readiness. -
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Holocaust
images of the holocaustThe Holocaust January 30, 1933 - when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany-to May 8, 1945, when the war in Europe officially ended. During this time, Jews in Europe were subjected to progressively harsher persecution that ultimately led to the murder of 6,000,000 Jews (1.5 million of these being children) and the destruction of 5,000 Jewish communities. -
Germany invades poland, starting WWII in europe
history.comThe Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. With more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, the German army broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced in a massive attack. This event was the trigger point of WWII -
Fanta originated in Germany as a result of difficulties importing Coca-Cola syrup into Nazi Germany during WW2
WWII Facts
It was introduced in Germany in 1940. Fanta was created during World War II in Nazi Germany by the German Coca Cola bottling company. Because of the war, there was no shipping between Nazi Germany and the United States. Therefore, the German bottling plant could no longer get Coca Cola syrup. The CEO of the plant, Max Keith, needed to do something to keep the plant going. I -
FDR introduces the Lend-Lease program
history.comhe plan was intended to help Britain beat back Hitler’s advance while keeping America only indirectly involved in World War II. It also provided for military aid to any country whose defense was vital to the security of the United States. This program also set a foundation that provided aid to European nations to help rebuild their economies after two devastating world wars. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. This attack on U.S. soil was the reason the united states entered WWII. Three days later, Japanese allies Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States, and again Congress reciprocated. More than two years into the conflict, America had finally joined World War II. -
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Liberty Ship Construction in Savannah GA
liberty ship constructionSavannah 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. -
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Savanah shipyard
savanah shipyardSavannah 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. This shipyard in Georgia also hired women because men were overseas fighting -
Bell Aircraft Corporation broke ground in Marietta on its newest production facility.
Bell Aircraft This massive aircraft plant would help in the production and assembly of the most technologically-advanced bomber in the world, the Boeing Corporation’s B-29 Superfortress.By the end of the war, the factory had produced 668 bombers and was the state’s single largest private employer during World War II, with more than 28,000 workers.This aircraft manufacturing plant transformed Marietta -
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Brunswick Shipyards
brunswick shipyards picsDuring World War II, Brunswick shipyards bustled with activity critical to America's war efforts. Between 1943 and 1945, the shipyard built 99 of these 447-foot cargo vessels. With no name painted on their bows thus preventing the enemy from detecting the vessels' mission or cargo, these ships sailed the Atlantic and Pacific loaded with equipment and supplies. -
D-Day
D-DayOn June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which, “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe. The cost in lives on D-Day was high. More than 9,000 Allied Sold -
The Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt early in February 1945 as World War II was winding down.During the conference, the three leaders agreed to demand Germany’s surrender and began plans for a post-war world. Stalin also agreed to permit free elections in Eastern Europe and to enter the Asian war against Japan. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker
Hitlers Death Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. Soon after, Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. Two days before his suicide, Hitler's body was hastily cremated in the chancellery garden. -
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
In 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world's first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured.Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced his country’s unconditional surrender in World War II in a radio address on August 15, citing the devastating power of “a new and most cruel bomb.” -
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb
Nagasaki Bomb The bomb was dropped at 11:02 a.m., 1,650 feet above the city. The explosion unleashed the equivalent force of 22,000 tons of TNT. The hills that surrounded the city did a better job of containing the destructive force, but the number killed is estimated at anywhere between 60,000 and 80,000 (exact figures are impossible, the blast having obliterated bodies and disintegrated records). -
The United Nations is born
On this day in 1945, the United Nations Charter, which was adopted and signed on June 26, 1945, is now effective and ready to be enforced.The United Nations was born of perceived necessity, as a means of better arbitrating international conflict and negotiating peace than was provided for by the old League of Nations. The growing Second World War became the real impetus for the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union to begin formulating the original U.N. Declaration, signed by 26 nations -
Richard B. Russell Jr. (1897-1971)
Richard B. Russell Jr.
During World War II, he was known for his uncompromising position towards Japan and its civilian casualties. Russell chaired the Senate investigation into the firing of General Douglas MacArthur. After World War II (1941-45), Russell’s seniority placed him in key power positions both legislatively and politically throughout his career.
