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GA in WWII
Georgia in WWII
Term | Definition |
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Lend-Lease Act | act that allowed the U.S. government to send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment to allied countries in exchange for U.S. rights in their military bases |
Pearl Harbor | American Naval base in Hawaii; a surprise attack on the base by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941 resulted in the U.S. entering World War II |
World War II | (1939-1945) - The most destructive war in human history |
Bell Bomber Plant | factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. war effort. |
Liberty Ships | U.S. cargo ships made during World War II. In all 187 of these ships were made in Georgia. |
Savannah and Brunswick Ship Yards | Georgia’s two deep water ports; during World War II, 187 Liberty Ships were constructed there. |
Richard Russel | (1897-1971) - Georgia governor and influential long term U.S. Senator. |
Carl Vinson | Georgia Congressman who was an advocate for a strong U.S. military; served 25 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, making him the longest serving Congressmen in U.S. history |