Photos From Years

1944 - 1954

Photography
Juan Garcia, Jorge Armenta
Period 3
1944
Soviet soldiers fight in the
streets of Jelgava,
summer 1944. This photo
is important because it
has a long term effect on
the world how war would
destroy cities.
1945
German Nazis walking in the
streets of France during WW2.
This picture was taken in the
year 1945. This is a huge impact
to the jewish religion because
they were denied their freedom.
1946
This picture was taken in
the year of 1946. the
League of Nations was
ineffective and failed to
prevent World War II.
After World War II ended,
the League of Nations was
disbanded in 1946 and the
United Nations was
created in its place.
1947 President Harry S.
Truman
addressing a joint
session of
Congress asking
for $400 million in
aid to Greece and
Turkey. This
speech became
known as the
"Truman
Doctrine" speech.
1948
This is a picture of
the funeral of
Gandhi. This picture
is important
because not only is
it a long term
impact but it's a
world wide impact
1949 The Chinese Revolution of 1949

This picture is
important because
it changed china
and its surrounding
countries forever.
Many lives were lost
due to the fact that
many people gave
their lives for their
country
1950 This a picture taken
during the WW2 of the
United States Navy. This
picture is important
because WW2 was a
huge event that
changed the way the
world function forever
1951
This picture was
taken towards the
end of the WW2 then
the allies were
pushing Germany to
surrender. This
picture has a major
impact towards the
world since it ended
the WW2.
1952
On 1952 Richard
Nixon gets elected
to be president
running the
Republican Party.
1953
1953 soviet revolutionary and
political leader. Governing the
soviet union as its dictator from the
1920s until his death in 1953. This
impacted the world since he played
a major row in WW2 and help the
Allies gain the victory.
1954
Germany won the 1954 world
cup. This image is important
because germany won the
world cup after the WW2
ended and this event was used
to bring peace back to the
world. The major impact of this
was that it brought all nations
together once again.
1955
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks
refused to give up her seat on a bus in
Montgomery, AL and sparked the
American Civil Rights movement of
the 20th century. This picture has
major impact because it led towards
the beginning of the american civil
war.