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WWII Starts
In 1938, Nazi-Germany struck a deal with France and the United Kingdom that it will not invade Poland. However, Adolf Hitler decided to invade Poland and therefore ignite a war in Europe on September 1st, 1939.
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Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
He later was primarily responsible for additional naval expansion legislation, the Naval Act of 1938 ("Second Vinson Act") and the Third Vinson Act of 1940, as well as the Two-Ocean Navy Act of 1940. The ambitious program called for by this series of laws helped the U.S. Navy as the country entered World War II, as new ships were able to match the latest ships from Japan. -
Brunswick Shipyard
President Franklin Roosevelt decided that in January of 1941, Brunswick would be 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.
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Lend Lease Act is passed
FDR was afraid to enter another world war, especially when the USA was hit hard by the Great Depression. Therefore, he passed the Lend-Lease Act which allowed food, oil, and other materials to be sent to France, the UK, the Soviet Union, and the Republic of China. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
In 1941, the Japanese wanted to pull the United States into war. Japanese Kamikaze Pilots bombed military ships which included the USS Arizona, the USS Tennessee, and the USS West Virginia (two injured, one sunk).
Fun Fact: December 7th is also the date that Cicero was assassinated. -
Bell Aircraft
Created in 1935, the Bell Aircraft Company was created. 4 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US started to use Bell Aircraft fighter planes.
(Fun fact: the fastest plane in the world was created by the Bell Aircraft) -
Richard Russell
Following the death of U.S. Senator William J. Harris in 1932, Governor Russell defeated Congressman Charles R. Crisp to serve the remainder of Harris' term; he was elected on his own to serve a full term in 1936 and was subsequently re-elected in 1942, 1948, 1954, 1960, and 1966.
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Savannah Shipyard
Savannah 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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D-Day
[D-Day](www.army.mil/d-day)
On 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. -
Yalta Conference
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. -
Mussolini's Final Hours
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By April 25, 1945, Benito Mussolini’s dream of re-creating the Roman Empire, much like the crumbling Roman Forum itself, lay in ruins. With the Allies closing in from the south and anti-fascist partisans rising up to seize city after city in northern Italy, Mussolini’s power base was quickly evaporating...
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Hitler's Death
While the Allies invaded Berlin, Hitler and his family hid in a bunker for shelter. When they heard that the city was being taken over, Hitler poisoned his wife and children and then shot himself, committing suicide.
Fun Fact: Hitler would rather die before it ends than die when it ends. -
Holocaust
Holocaust
The Holocaust started in 1933, when Hitler started the fascist movement in Germany. Millions of Jewish people were killed or wounded during this time period. -
Hiroshima
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
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Nagasaki
Nagasaki
On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender.
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United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict.
