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Richard Russel
An Americain Politician from Georgia. A Member of the Democratic Party, he breifly served as a speaker of the Georgia house, and as Governor.After that he served in the U.S. Senate for almost 40 years. -
Carl Vinson
He was sworn in on November 3, 1914, as the youngest member of Congress. After defeating the former Populist leader Thomas E. Watson in 1918, he rarely faced opposition. Also, he was from Georgia -
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Holocaust
An event created by the chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler. Where he sent Jews and others to concentration camps. And it during this process they killed 6 million Jews. -
Bell Aircraft
The airplanes were called the B29. These planes were very fast. They were also used for dropping bombs. -
When does WWII break out in Europe
WW2 broke out in 1939. It started becuase Germany invaded Poland. Then France and the UK declared war on Germany. -
Lend-lease program created
Germany started winning a lot of the battles. Then the US wanted to help Great Britain with supplies. FDR signed an act to help Great Britain with war supplies. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attacked a US navel base in Hawaii. They ended up destroying 20 Americain navel vessels. The day after FDR declared war on Japan. -
Savannah/ Brunswick Shipyard
When the Emergency Shipbuilding Program was announced by President Franklin Roosevelt in January of 1941, Brunswick was one of sixteen ports chosen to construct cargo vessels that would aid Allied forces in Europe. After the U.S. declared war, these cargo vessels, called “Liberty Ships,” were churned out at incredible speed. The 16,000 workers at the Brunswick shipyards built 99 ships, 85 of them Liberty Ships, from 1941-1945. They were capable of hauling thousands of tons of cargo across the -
D Day
Allies went on the French coastline to fight Germany. This battle lasted about 3 months. This event ended in the Allied liberation. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was held during the time of WW2 winding down. Also, sometimes called the Crimea Conference. -
Hitler's Death
Adolf Hitler killed himself by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in his Führerbunker in Berlin. His wife Eva committed suicide with him by taking cyanide That afternoon, in accordance with Hitler's prior instructions, their remains were carried up the stairs through the bunker's emergency exit, doused in petrol, and set alight in the Reich Chancellery garden outside the bunker. -
WW2 end
World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany's surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide. VE Day – Victory in Europe celebrates the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945. -
Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The bomb dropped on Hirsohima was called the "Litle Boy". This bomb was atomic. The bomb was dropped by the Americain army on Japan. -
Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
This bomb was named the "Fat Man". This was the second bomb dropped by America on Japan. The result was Japan surrendering to America. -
United Nations is formed
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. It was a replacment for the League of Nations. The UN was made to prevent conflict/ war.
