My target date was September 21, 1945. This date was shortly after the end of World War II. Many of the news articles and advertisements in the newspaper were overflowing with reports about the war and detailed post-war life and the nation’s recovery to some form of normality. Since this is referenced from a Georgia newspaper the articles are specific to things that were going on in the state of Georgia during this time. I pulled and discussed some of the articles from the paper that pertained to topic of post war effects the war had on the nation and post war events in Georgia.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war against the empire of Japan on December 8, 1941. Following the declaration of war, President Roosevelt …show more content…
Camp Wheeler was an army base located in Macon, Ga. The camp trained many units in both WWI and WWII. The camp was named after Joseph Wheeler, a general in the Confederate States of America’s Army. The camp was set up, when author, Harry Stillwell Edwards, went to New York City seeking to establish an army camp. Edwards obtained the camp after telling former President Roosevelt of his plan and from there being connected to Gen. Leonard Wood. Congressman Carl Vinson is credited with selecting the camp to be used for infantry training. According to the Atlanta constitution, the camp grew from 1,100 to 14,394 acres and the cost of building the camp was 5,775,000 dollars. The land was to become a surplus, with a proportion of the land being retained for the quartermaster. Camp Wheeler trained about 200,000 soldiers during the World War II and also produces many war heroes. This included Charles Kelly and Sgt. Paul Huff, who have both been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for their war …show more content…
According to the Atlanta Constitution, Truman replaces the office of Strategic Services (OSS) with a permanent foreign intelligence division created under the State department. The termination of the office of Strategic Services was effective October 1, 1945. The president then divided the functions of the OSS between the State Department and the War Department. The creation of an intelligence and research service within the State department was put in place until the formal creation of an intelligence division. Truman believed that the transfer would provide the then Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, with furthering the development of the U.S. foreign policy. With the uproar from World War II still shaking the nation, Truman wanted to insure that the problems of peace would be resolved. He in trusted Byrnes to develop a foreign intelligence program for all federal agencies. This would then lead to a complete network of U.S. intelligence units in foreign countries throughout the world. Truman used the experiences from the WWII to strengthen the nation’s preparedness, something the nation had lacked at the beginning of the
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war against the empire of Japan on December 8, 1941. Following the declaration of war, President Roosevelt …show more content…
Camp Wheeler was an army base located in Macon, Ga. The camp trained many units in both WWI and WWII. The camp was named after Joseph Wheeler, a general in the Confederate States of America’s Army. The camp was set up, when author, Harry Stillwell Edwards, went to New York City seeking to establish an army camp. Edwards obtained the camp after telling former President Roosevelt of his plan and from there being connected to Gen. Leonard Wood. Congressman Carl Vinson is credited with selecting the camp to be used for infantry training. According to the Atlanta constitution, the camp grew from 1,100 to 14,394 acres and the cost of building the camp was 5,775,000 dollars. The land was to become a surplus, with a proportion of the land being retained for the quartermaster. Camp Wheeler trained about 200,000 soldiers during the World War II and also produces many war heroes. This included Charles Kelly and Sgt. Paul Huff, who have both been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for their war …show more content…
According to the Atlanta Constitution, Truman replaces the office of Strategic Services (OSS) with a permanent foreign intelligence division created under the State department. The termination of the office of Strategic Services was effective October 1, 1945. The president then divided the functions of the OSS between the State Department and the War Department. The creation of an intelligence and research service within the State department was put in place until the formal creation of an intelligence division. Truman believed that the transfer would provide the then Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, with furthering the development of the U.S. foreign policy. With the uproar from World War II still shaking the nation, Truman wanted to insure that the problems of peace would be resolved. He in trusted Byrnes to develop a foreign intelligence program for all federal agencies. This would then lead to a complete network of U.S. intelligence units in foreign countries throughout the world. Truman used the experiences from the WWII to strengthen the nation’s preparedness, something the nation had lacked at the beginning of the