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Holocaust
History on Holocaust 6 miillion Jews died in concentration camps. Some survivors moved to Georiga and this made Georgia rethink the treatment of minorities. Georgia also rexamined racial practices. The Georiga Commission educated people on the Holocaust so people could know what was going on. -
WWII Breaks Out
Germany invaded PolandGermany invaded Poland because Hilter said it was a defensive action. France and Great Britain did not believe him and declared war. -
Brunswick Shipyard
Brunswick and Savannah Before the war, the shipyard was used to export cotton and rice. The Emergency Shipbuilding Program was announced by FDR in January of 1941 and Brunswick became a place to build Liberty Ships. This shipyard built 99 ships and J.A. Jones Construction built them. The workers showed hardwork and dedication. -
Richard Russell
Richard RussellDuring World War II, he led a special commitee of senators around the world to visit American troops and check their stability. He was also a senator for Georgia and he -
Carl Vinson
Carl VinsonCarl Vinson has a aying, "the most expensive thing in the world is a cheap army and navy". He served 51 years in the House of Representatives. Vinson was involved with thae military until 1964. He recieved he Presidential Medal of Freedom and had a carrier named after him. -
Lend-Lease Program
Lend- Lease Act President Roosevelt could sell, lease, lend, dispose of to any government defense article. He could do this to any article that was needed for the defense of the Uinted States. -
Pearl Harbour
Pearl Harbour Hundreds of Japanese planes attacked Hawaii and more than 3,000 were hurt or killed in the attack. FDR then asked Congress to declare war and they agreed. Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States and they were on Japan's side. -
Savannah Shipyard
In Savannah, there was a site to build ships for the war. Liberty Ship construction managed it and the Southeastern Shipbuiliding Corporation got the contract. They built 88 ships from 1942-1943. The building site was east of the city. -
Bell Aircraft
Georgia and World War2The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer and they built types of fighter aircraft for World War II. They are most famous for the Bell X-1, which is the first supersonic aircraft. The company also made many military and civilian helicopters. -
Battle of Midway
Battle of MidwayThe Battle of Midway was a four-day battle that occurred on aircraft carriers between the USA and Japan in the Pacific. The USA won. The Japanese lost a lot of aircrafts. -
D-Day
D-Day
Canada, America, and Britain landed on a long beach in Normandy, France. The attack had been planned for a long time. This is known as he beginning of the end of the war. The spring after that, the Germans were defeated. -
Yalta Conference
href='http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference' >Yalta Conference</a>The Yalta Conference was the second war-time meeting between Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. They dicussed a post-war world and Germany's surrender. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler's DeathHitler was told he would be killed for commiting treason so he made an event to kill himself and his wife agreed too. They were in a bunker for several days when he did it. He did not want to have to suffer the consequences for what he had done. -
Hiroshima Bombing
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A USA plane, b-29, dropped an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima to make Japan surrender.Eighty-thousand people died and some died later of radiation posioning. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
NagasakiThe US dropped another bomb, titled "Fat Man", on Nagasaki which was a fishing city. The bomb was estimated to kill 60,000- 80,000 people. Some Japanese leaders wanted to bomb the US, but Emperor Hirohito said the Japanese people need rest. So he surrendered. -
Formation of United Nations
United Nations is bornThe United Nations was formed due to the need of international peace. The United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union formed it after the 2nd World War.
