WORLD WAR IIHOW DID WE END UP IN

WORLD WAR AGAIN?

THE STEPS TO WAR:1. THE GREAT DEPRESSION - AMERICA WAS NOT THE ONLY DEPRESSED NATION IN THE 1930’S. THE GREAT DEPRESSION WAS WORLD WIDE. LIKE AMERICANS, OTHER COUNTRIES TURNED TO THEIR GOVERNMENTS FOR HELP. WHEN SOMEGOVERNMENTS WERE UNABLE TO HELP, THEY TURNED TOTHE PROMISES OF MEN WHO SAID THEY HAD THE ANSWERSTHESE MEN WERE DICTATORS.

DICTATORSTHE GERMANS’ SEARCH FOR ANSWERS TOOKTHEM TO A MADMAN NAMED ADOLF HITLER.

THE ITALIANS TURNED TO THIS MAN, BENITO MUSSOLINI.

EVEN THOUGH RUSSIA WOULD FIGHT ON OUR SIDE,THEY TOO HAD A DICTATOR NAMED JOSEPH STALIN.

JAPAN WAS USED TO LIFE UNDER STRICTRULE BY AN EMPEROR. HIS NAME WAS HIROHITO.

NATIONALISM

STEP 2:2. DICTATORS GAVE THE PEOPLE SOMEONE TO BLAME. THEY TOLD THE PEOPLE OF THEIR COUNTRIES THAT THE HARD TIMES THEY WERE EXPERIENCING WERE THE FAULT OF VARIOUS GROUPS, JEWS, COMMUNISTS, CAPITALISTS, ETC. AND THAT IF THEY WOULD FOLLOW THEIR LEADER-SHIP THEIR NATION WOULD BE GREAT AGAIN. NATIONALISMWAS USED AS A TOOL FOR DISREGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY.

HITLER’S RISE TO POWERI. THE DEPRESSION OPENS THE EARS OF MILLIONS TO IDEAS THEY PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED IN BETTER TIMES.

II. THE NAZI PARTY (HITLER’S POLITICAL PARTY) BECOMES APPEALINGTO MANY GERMANS. THE NATIONAL SOCIALISTS HAD A DYNAMIC YOUNG LEADER WHO WAS AN ENTHRALLING SPEAKER, ADOLF HITLER.

III. ONCE THE NAZIS OBTAINED TOTAL CONTROL IN GERMANY, THEIR POLICIES OF HATRED, AND FALSE BLAME LED TO THE REARMING OF THE GERMAN ARMY AND THE DEATH OF MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE.

GERMANY ON THE MOVE!!AT THE END OF WORLD WAR I, GERMANY HAD BEEN FORCED TO AGREETHAT THEY WOULD NEVER TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST THEIR NEIGHBORSAGAIN, AND THEY WOULD MAKE HUGE CASH PAYMENTS TO THOSE THEYHAD LOST THE WAR TO IN REPAYMENT FOR HAVING STARTED THE WARTO BEGIN WITH.

THE DEPRESSION MADE GERMANY’S ABILITY TO DO THAT IMPOSSIBLE.HITLER AND THE NAZIS BLAMED JEWS AND OTHER MINORITIES FOR GERMANY’S TROUBLES, AND REFUSED TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE TREATY THAT HAD ENDED WORLD WAR I.

THE NAZIS PUSHED FOR A REUNITED GERMANY ON THE MOVE TO REGAIN WORLD PROMINENCE AND RESPECT. HITLER REBUILT THE ARMED FORCES ILLEGALLY AND BEGAN TO TAKE OVER COUNTRY AFTER COUNTRY.

BECAUSE OF THE DEPRESSION, OTHER EUROPEAN NATIONS COULD NOT AFFORD TO STOP HIM. WHILE THEY STOOD BY AND DID NOTHING, HITLER KEPT ON MOVING. THEY FINALLY DREW THE LINE AT POLANDSAYING THAT IF GERMANY INVADED POLAND IT WOULD BE AN ACT OFWAR. HITLER INVADED ANYWAY GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE DECLARED WAR ON GERMANY IN SEPTEMBER OF 1939.

GERMANY TAKES MOST ALL OF MAINLAND EUROPE

BY 1941, HITLER AND THE GERMANS HAD CONTROL OF ALL OF MAIN-LAND EUROPE. HITLER HAD TRIED TO AVOID THE MISTAKES OF WWI BYNOT FIGHTING A 2 FRONT WAR. HE SIGNED A NON-AGRESSION PACT WITH RUSSIA. HE TRIED FOR MONTHS TO TAKE GREAT BRITAIN BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. HE BROKE HIS WORD AND TURNED EAST AND ATTACKED RUSSIA. MILLIONS WOULD DIE, BUT IT WOULD TURN OUT TO BE HIS WORST MISTAKE.

AMERICA ENTERS THE WARAMERICA TRIES TO STAY NEUTRAL AT FIRST. AT FIRST, WE TRIED TO BE A SUPPLIER FOR OUR ALLIES IN FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN GIV-ING THEM WAR MATERIALS BUT NOT FIGHTING OURSELVES.

EVEN TRYING TO REMAIN NEUTRAL, WE STILL ENACTED A DRAFT IN 1940.

THE ACT THAT FORCES US IN!!

JAPAN AND GERMANY HAD AN ALLIANCE WITH ONE ANOTHER. ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 JAPAN ATTACKED THE U.S. NAVAL FLEET DOCKED IN PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII.

2,330 AMERICANS KILLED, 1,145 WOUNDED, HUNDREDS OFAMERICAN SHIPS AND PLANES DESTROYED. UNTIL SEPT. 11,2001, IT WAS THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL ENEMYATTACK ON U.S. SOIL IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

DEC. 8, 1941THE DAY AFTER THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR, ROOSEVELT ASKSCONGRESS FOR A DECLERATION OFWAR AGAINST THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN. EVERY CONGRESS MEMBER BUT ONE VOTES FOR WAR. SHE WAS CONGRESSWOMAN JEANETTE RANKINOF MONTANA WHO WAS A PACIFISTOR BELIEVER IN NON-VIOLENCE.

BECAUSE OF THEIR ALLIANCE WITH JAPAN,3 DAYS LATER GERMANY AND ITALY WOULD DECLARE WAR ON THE U.S.. BEFORE IT WAS OVER 50 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE WOULD BEDIRECTLY INVOLVED IN WWII EITHER ON THE SIDE OF THE ALLIES (U.S., GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND RUSSIA) OR THE AXIS (GERMANY,ITALY, AND JAPAN)

Georgia’s Role in World War II320,000 Georgians volunteered or were drafted into service.Great leaders came from Georgia also:General Lucius D. Clay - famous for being able to keep troops and

supplies going to troops in Europe without delay.

Marvin Griffin - future governor of GeorgiaHerman Talmadge - future governorErnest Vandiver - future governorCarl Sanders - future governor

Training Bases:2nd most in the countrygood climate, cheap land, extensive railroad network, deep water ports,

and farms and mills to feed and clothe soldiers.Rep. Carl Vinson of Ga. And Senator Richard Russell of Ga. Both were

influential in building up America’s armed forces.

Lucius D. Clay Marvin Griffin Herman Talmadge

Ernest Vandiver Carl Sanders

Carl VinsonRichard Russell

Carl Vinson was responsible for creating the Army Air Corp. whichwould become the U.S. Air Force.He also was influential in the creation of the Pacific Fleet of the U.S. Navy.

Richard Russell was instrumental in building our nation’sfighting force up from 174,000 in 1939 to 6,000,000 in 1945.

They both spearheaded efforts to bring active military training bases to Georgia which in turn created jobs for Georgians.

Training Bases in Georgia                                                             

FT. BENNING IN COLUMBUSWAS A HUGE BENEFIT TO THE WAR EFFORT. IT WAS THE LARGEST INFANTRYTRAINING CENTER IN THEWORLD.

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WARNER ROBBINS AIR FORCE BASE SOUTH OF MACON

FT. GORDONU.S. ARMY SIGNALCORP

HUNTER ARMYAIRFIELD HOMEOF THE RANGERS

GEORGIA’S WAR TIME INDUSTRIES

                         

TO AND

BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION BUILTB-29 BOMBERS IN MARIETTA. 20,000GA.’S WORKED THERE.

NAVY BASES ATSAVANNAH ANDBRUNSWICK, GA.WEAPONS FACTORIES

AT MILLEDGEVILLE &MACON.

PEACE AT LAST

- VICTORY IN EUROPE CAME ON MAY 8, 1945WHEN GERMANY SURRENDERED.

- V-J DAY CAME MUCH LATER AS JAPAN CONTINUED TO FIGHT ON UNTIL AUG. 15, 1945.

IT TOOK A NEW AND SECRET WEAPON TO GET THE JAPANESETO SURRENDER.

THE ATOMIC BOMB

THE COST OF WARWORLDWIDE DEAD – 50,000,000 (MILLION)UNITED STATES DEAD – 405,000UNITED STATES WOUNDED – 671,000GEORGIA DEAD – 7,000

COST – MOST EXPENSIVE WAR IN HISTORY TO THAT TIME BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

JOB PRODUCTION – FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN GA., MOREGEORGIANS WERE WORKING IN MANUFACTURING JOBSTHAN AGRICULTURAL JOBS.

RETURNING GEORGIA SOLDIERS TOOK UP NEW ATTITUDES ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THEY SOUGHT MORE EDUCATION AS THE G.I. BILL PAID FOR THEM TO GO TO SCHOOL

Then, stark naked, they had to run down more steps to an underground corridor

that led back up the ramp, where the gas van awaited them. Nazi policeman Franz Schalling

MEANS “THE BURNING”

Many medieval European monarchs expelled Jews or condemned them to death. Philip V of France orders this Jewish woman to burn

at the stake

Many medieval European monarchs expelled Jews or condemned them to death. Philip V of France orders this Jewish woman to burn

at the stake

Many medieval European monarchs expelled Jews or condemned them to death. Philip V of France orders this Jewish woman to burn

at the stake

JEWS WERE PERSECUTED IN EUROPE FOR CENTURIES.

HITLER AND THE ANTISEMITIC NAZIS RISE TO POWER SET THE STAGE FOR DISASTER.

JAN. 30, 1933 THE NAZIS TAKE OVER GERMANY AND BEGIN TO ENACT LAWS AIMED AT PUSHING JEWS OUT OF GERMANSOCIETY.

1934 – JEWS ARE FORCED OUT OF GERMAN SCHOOLS AND PROFESSIONS.

1935 – GERMANS ENACT THE “NUREMBERG LAWS” GIVING CITIZENSHIP ONLY TO “PURE” GERMANS OR RELATED BLOOD.

1937 – HITLER INFORMS HIS TOP AIDES IN A SECRET CONFER-ENCE OF HIS PLANS TO DOMINATE EUROPE RACIALLY, POL-ITICALLY AND MILITARILLY.

1938 – RIOTS ERUPT AFTER HITLER TAKES OVER AUSTRIA ANDTHOUSANDS OF JEWS ARE KILLED IN WHAT BECOMES KNOWNAS “THE NIGHT OF BROKEN GLASS.”

1939 – WWII BEGINS GERMANS DECLARE ALL JEWS IN GERMANOCCUPIED TERRITORIES ARE TO BE HELD IN URBAN GHETTOS.

1940 – GERMANY TAKES OVER MANY OTHER EUROPEAN NAT-IONS AND THEIR JEWISH POPULATIONS. AUSCHWITZ IS OPENED.

1941 – GERMANS INVADE RUSSIA AND SYSTEMATICALLY KILLTHOUSANDS OF RUSSIAN JEWS WITH SPECIAL DEATH SQUADSCALLED THE EINSATZGRUPPEN.

1942 – HITLER OUTLINES HIS “FINAL SOLUTION” PLAN TO COMPLETELY DESTROY ALL EUROPEAN JEWS. 6 MORE DEATHCAMPS ARE STARTED, AND 2.7 MILLION JEWS ARE MURDEREDTHAT SUMMER.

1942 – 1944 – MILLIONS OF JEWS ARE SHIPPED BY TRAIN TO THEDEATH CAMPS. AS THE ALLIES CLOSE IN ON GERMANY SOME6 MILLION JEWS, GYPSIES, AND OTHER MINORITIES ARE EX-TERMINATED IN VARIOUS WAYS IN THE DEATH CAMPS.

1945 – WITH SOVIET AND AMERICAN FORCES CLOSING IN ON BERLIN, THE GERMANS EVACUATED THE CAMPS. ALLIED SOL-DIERS FOUND MERE SKELETON SURVIVORS.

1945 – HITLER COMMITTS SUICIDE BEFORE HE CAN BE CAPTURED OR KILLED.

1946 – 19 NAZIS ARE CONVICTED AND EXECUTED FOR CRIMESAGAINST HUMANITY AT THE NUREMBERG TRIALS.

1948 – ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION AGAIN.