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Holocaust
The holocaust started from 1933 and lasted to 1945. Adolf Hitler, who appointed himself to Germany's leader at the time of economic depression, killed over 11 million people, including over 6 million Jews. He worked people in concentration camps and those who couldn't were killed in gas chambers. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143 -
WWII Outbreak in Europe
WWII started in Europe when the German Nazi party invaded Poland in 1939. Because of this, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Eventually though, Poland was completely taken over by Germany. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005137 -
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was apart of the congress and was a supporter of the Navy. He convinced the senate the importance of a good military. He also helped passed many laws which grew the Navy and ultimately gave a huge advantage in WWII. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/carl-vinson-1883-1981 -
Brunswick Shipyard
Brunswick Shipyard was created with Franklin D. Roosevelt's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. This program gave people jobs and the ships were used for war. However, most of the ships were used to give supplies for Europeans. https://ss8h9.wordpress.com/coast/brunswick-and-savannah-shipyards/ -
Lend-Lease Act
Franklin D. Roosevelt created a program that provided aid to countries where their defense was essential. Because of this, Britain was put back in the war. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act -
Pearl Harbor
On December 4, 1941, the Japanese sent over many fighter jets to attack Pearl Harbor, a US naval base, killing many Americans. The next day FDR declared war on Japan and the Axis powers, causing the US to get in WWII. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Creation of the UN
The UN was created to form other countries together to stop the Axis powers. Later more countries met in the US to discuss the group. http://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/united-nations -
Bell Aircraft
The Bell Aircraft was aircraft manufacturer created in Marietta. It was made to make fighter jets for the US after Pearl Harbor. It was important to Georgia because it gave an economic boom to a poor rural area in Georgia. https://ss8h9.wordpress.com/regions-of-georgia/piedmont/bell-aircraft/ -
D-Day
D-Day was an important event for WWII because it began to end the reign of the Axis power. That day many Allied soldier landed on Normandy Beach and pushed the Axis powers out. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Richard Russell
Richard Russell was a Georgia senator that was sent over to Europe to report about the conditions of American soldiers. During his time there, he found military bases that could be useful for the US for the war. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/richard-b-russell-jr-1897-1971 -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a secret meeting between Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin. They discussed war efforts and decided for a unconditional surrender from Germany. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference -
Atomic Bombs
Two bombs were dropped on two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombs were dropped by America to try to end the war. Over 160,000 were killed by either the explosion or radiation. Japan felt a lot of the effects later. http://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/english/peace/ -
Hitler's Death
Hitler committed suicide by poisoning and a gunshot to the head. He knew that because of the situation, he would be tried with war crimes, so he killed himself. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker -
VE Day
VE Day is the day the marks the ending of WWII. In that that day the Allied powers forced the Axis powers to put down their guns and surrender. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/ve_day
