Transcript World War II - Georgia History

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NAZI
PROPAGAN
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DEPICTING
THE IDEAL
GERMAN
ARYAN
NAZI
PROPAGANDA
DEPICTING THE
IDEAL ARYAN
MEMBER OF THE
MASTER RACE
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THE WORLD IS SHOCKED WHEN TWO BITTER ENEMIES, GERMANY AND THE
USSR, SIGN A NONAGGRESSION PACT IN AUGUST 1939 PROMISING NOT TO
ATTACK EACH OTHER
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TWO DR. SEUSS CARTOONS AGAINST THE U.S. STAYING
NEUTRAL
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Axis Powers
Germany
Italy
Japan
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Allied Powers
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
United States
U.S. INDUSTRY GEARS UP FOR WAR AND PRODUCES
GREAT QUANTITIES OF ARMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR
ALL THE ALLIES
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Most Americans didn’t want to get involved
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American sold war supplies for cash
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British ran out of cash to buy American supplies
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America to Lend or Lease war supplies
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U.S. built military bases in their countries
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These planes attacked German submarines , Navy ships
escorted British ships
THE UNITED STATES BECAME INVOLVED BY SUPPLYING WAR
MATERIALS FOR THE ALLIES
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U.S. to lend-lease weapons, supplies and
equipment to any country whose defense was
critical to U.S. security.
Gave supplies, including ammunition, tanks,
airplanes and food.
Why did the United States start a lend lease system?
Allies ran out of money to purchase war
equipment
ANTI WAR
PROPAGANDA
PRO WAR
PROGAGANDA
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U.S. stopped exporting goods to Japan
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Japan needed oil that U.S. had cut off
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Surprise attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor
Dec. 7, 1941
Over 300 planes attacked
Over 2000 Americans were killed and the US
lost over 150 ships
United States enters the war On Dec. 8, 1941
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 Before
the war, Georgia
was very poor
 Once the war began
Georgia supported the war
with military bases and
industries.
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Supplied thousands of soldiers and
sailors to fight in the war
More military facilities in Georgia than
any other state
Used for training and supplying the
military
Were used to hold enemy prisoners of
war
Provided thousands of jobs for Georgians
After Pearl Harbor U.S.
builds more aircraft plants to
manufacture B-29 bombers
 Produced over 650 bombers
 Located in Marietta, GA(now known as
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Lockheed Martin Corp.)
Employed 30,000 people
Increasing the economy of Georgia
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Brunswick and Savannah contribute
to the war effort
Built cargo ships named Liberty ships
Brunswick built ninety-nine, in Savannah eightyeight ships were built
Workers were both men and women
46, 000 people were employed
Georgia’s youngest governor
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Served for 38 years US Senator
Influenced US military policies
Advocated a strong military
Brought 15 military bases to Ga.; increased Georgia’s
economy
Centers for Disease Control; Georgia a center for
research
National Lunch program-providing nutrition to all
school age children.
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Served in the U.S. House of Representatives 50 years
(longest in U.S. history)
Involved in military matters-promoted the military
“Father of the Two Ocean Navy”
Advocated for a strong navy
Nuclear powered aircraft carrier named after him.
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Served twenty-five terms for Georgia in the
U.S. House of Representatives
His influence to increase country’s military
readiness
Always pushed for strong defense
He helped pass law to ease labor restriction in
shipbuilding
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The Holocaust was the mass murder of over 6
million Jews in Europe
Nazis used Concentration camps to imprison,
work and execute Jews, gypsies, homosexuals,
and political dissidents.
Many survivors moved to Georgia after the
war.
Made many Georgians rethink their treatment
of minorities in the state
People began to reexamine their racial practices