Transcript WWII Slide Presentation

WORLD WAR II
1939-1945
Who? When? Where?
World War II Enemy Nations
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
AXIS
NATIONS
Italy
Hirohito
Japan
Germany
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Hitler was the
leader of the
German Nazi
Party
He became the
Fuerhrer of
Germany in
1934
Hitler murdered
millions of Jews,
Russians and
political enemies
Hitler continued
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Started WW II
on 1 September
1939 by
invading Poland
Conquered most
of Europe
He died in an
underground
bunker in Berlin
in April 1945
Hitler 1
Hitler 2
Italy
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Founder of Fascism
in March 1919
Ally of Hitler
Unsuccessful
militarily and was a
puppet of Hitler
Executed by Italian
partisans in 1945
Mussolini 1
Mussolini
1883-1945
Japan
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Assumed the throne in
1926 as Emperor
He was not in full
control of the
Japanese military, but
he did sanction their
decisions.
Thought to be a
descendant of the Sun
god and worshipped
as a god
Hirohito 1
Hirohito
1901-1989
WW II Allies
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles De Gaulle
U.S.
France
Winston Churchill
Britain
Allies
Chaing Kai Shek
Stalin
Russia
China
United States of America
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Elected President
in 1933
Only President to
be elected for four
terms
Led the U.S. into
WW II in 1941
after the bombing
of Pearl Harbor.
Founder of the New
Deal
Died in 1945
Roosevelt 1
Great Britain
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Churchill became
the Prime Minister
of Great Britain in
1940
He was an Admiral
in the Navy
Lead Britian
through WWII
Died in 1965
Churchill 1
Churchill 2
Winston Churchhill
France
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Became A
Brigadier General
at the beginning of
WW II
Escaped to England
Recognized as the
leader of the Free
French Forces
Served as the
Premier of France
DeGaulle 1
DeGaulle 2
Russia (USSR)
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Served as the
polical leader of
Russia from 19291953
Helped to defeat
Hitler in WW II
Died in 1953
Stalin 1
Stalin 2
Stalin 3
Stalin
China
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He became the
Supreme
Commander of
Allied forces in
China in 1942
Chased the
Japanese out of
China
Forced to move to
Taiwan in 1949
Chaing Kai Shek 1
Chaing Kai Shek 2
World War II
It was supposed to be the war
to end all wars, yet many other
wars followed, i.e. the Korean
War, Cold War with Russia, Viet
Nam War, and many other smaller
wars.
The WW II Atom Bomb also
launched us into the modern
nuclear and space ages.
Atomic Bomb
Hiroshima