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NEVILLE
CHAMBERLAIN
Prime Minister of
Britain - 1937-1940
Neville Chamberlain
• Britain was behind
militarily and he
believed in
appeasement.
• Returned from the
Munich Conference
in 1938 claiming
they had reached
“Peace for our
times” after making
an agreement with
Hitler.
WINSTON
CHURCHILL
Prime Minister
of Britain
1940-1945 & 1951-1955
WINSTON CHURCHILL
• Born to a wealthy
family, hated
school but loved
the military.
Composition - Very Feeble
Translation - Good
Grammar - Improving
Diligence - Does not quite understand the
meaning of hard work. Must make use of his
time to do so next term.
Standing 13 of 13
Math - Could do better than he does
French - Fair
History - very good
Geography - very fair
Writing and Spelling - Writing good but so
terribly slow - spelling about as bad as it,
well, can be
Total times late - 19
WINSTON CHURCHILL
• Elected to
Parliament at 26
and held other
government
positions.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
• Led a failed
attack at
Gallipolli in
WWI. Lost
some of his
power.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
• Worked his way
back up in
government to
Prime Minister
after Germany
attacked the Low
Countries in
1940.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
• As the Battle of
Britain raged he
was a solid
motivator of the
British people.
• A tough guy with
a tough look –
short, bald, angry,
cigar, etc…
WINSTON CHURCHILL
• Believed that victory in
Africa (Mediterranean) was
very important (the soft
underbelly of the Nazi).
WINSTON CHURCHILL
• In 1946 predicted
the threat of the
communist in his
famous “Iron
Curtain Speech”
in Fulton, MO.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
• Scenes from Fulton, MO.
Edouard
DALADIER
Premier of france
(3 times in the ‘30s)
Signed the Munich
Pact in 1938. Had a
very weak military.
Charles de gaulle
-Led french resistance
during the war.
-President of france 44-46
& 58-69
-Put in a tough position in
France and had to flee to
Britain. Continued to be a
resistance leader
against the Nazis.
JOSEPH STALIN
Soviet General
Secretary
1929-1953
JOSEPH STALIN
-Born to a poor family with a dad that
beat him.
-Supported the radical Bolshevik
Revolution served as the editor of
Pravda the radical newspaper.
JOSEPH STALIN
-Led the Soviet Union to world power.
-Feared the power of the Nazi, made treaties with
Hitler.
JOSEPH STALIN
-He commanded the government and the day-to-day operations of the
military.
-Was very details oriented and a very good negotiator.
• Born to a rich
family, had polio
and was confined to
a wheel chair much
of the time.
• Led the country out
of the Great
Depression with his
‘New Deal’.
• A great
motivator of
people – got
them through
the depression
and WWII.
• Held positions in
the Democratic
Party and in
government in NY.
• He gradually
moved the US
towards war
economically and
in policy. Helped
the European
Allies.
• After Pearl Harbor led the country into war.
ADOLF HITLER
• GERMAN
FUHRER
1934 - 1945
ADOLF HITLER
• Born into an
abusive home.
Did poorly in
school and
dropped out.
ADOLF HITLER
• Was an
artist –
worked
painting
post card
and posters
in Vienna.
ADOLF HITLER
• Injured in
WWI –
awarded
medals for
bravery – very
angry after
WWI.
ADOLF HITLER
• Formed the
Nazi Party
after the war.
Led a failed
revolution in
1923 – jailed.
ADOLF HITLER
• While in Jail he
wrote Mein
Kampf (My
Struggle). He
spelled out his
hatred of Jews
and Old German
Government.
ADOLF HITLER
• Released from
prison – set up
the
Shutzstaffel
(SS). A
private army.
ADOLF HITLER
• Nazis gain control of
the Reichstag
(parliament) and
Hitler becomes
Chancellor (VP).
When the President
dies Hitler takes over
everything.
ADOLF HITLER
• Hitler knew how to motivate.
• Used powerful speeches and
propaganda to get people to
believe.
ADOLF HITLER
• Hitler knows how to motivate.
• Used symbolism – Colors, Swastika, parades,
the pointed cross, show of power.
•BENITO MUSSOLINI
•PREMEIR OF ITALY - 1922 - 1943
• Founder of
Fascism – strong
central
government w/ a
dictator.
• Was a writer that
ran newspapers
to get his
message out.
•BENITO MUSSOLINI
• Led his group
to power in
1922. Became
dictator in
1925.
• Allied with
Germany to
expand his
territory.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
• PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - 1945-1953
HARRY S. TRUMAN
• Born -Born in
Lamar, MO and
grew up in
independence.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
.
• FDR’s VP in
1945 and
barely was
reelected in
1948.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
• Took over for
FDR when he
died (April 12,
1945).
• Made the
decision to
drop the
Atomic Bomb
on August 6 &
9, 1945.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
• The Japanese surrendered on August 14, 1945.
• Helped negotiate the settlements after the war.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Grew up in Abilene,
Kansas. Graduated from
West Point (was a star
football player there).
Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Worked as an
Administrative Assistant
under MacArthur.
-In June 1942 he became
the US commander in
Europe. Was a good
planner and
compromiser.
Dwight D.
Eisenhower
-Commanded the US
troops invasion of Northern
Africa in November 1942.
Led the D-Day invasion on
June 6, 1944.
-Elected President in 1952
and 56.
GEORGE S. PATTON
• A rugged, tough
guy who believed
he was destine to
fight. Came from a
family with a long
military history.
Graduated from
West Point.
GEORGE S. PATTON
• Played major roles
in Northern Africa
and in Sicily. Led
the Third Army on
D-Day, a tank
commander,
fought at the Battle
of the Bulge.
GEORGE S. PATTON
• “Old Blood and
Guts”. Died when
his car crashed in
Germany in 1947.
• Born and raised in
Clark, MO (by
Moberly).
Graduated from
West Point.
• Fought in North
Africa and Sicily.
Helped plan the DDay invasion.
• After D-Day he was
given command of
the 12th Army
Group (millionmen).
• Served as
Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of
Staff (1949-1953).
• Born in Little Rock,
Ark. Graduated
from West Point #1
in his class.
• Served in several
roles in WWI and
after.
• In WWII was made the supreme Allied Commander
in the SW Pacific Theater.
• Lost and regained the Philippines (“I shall return.”).
Made commander of US Forces in the Pacific.
Accepted Japanese Surrender on Sept 2, 1945.
• Was the supreme
commander of
United Nations
Forces in the
Korean War until
Truman fired him
for not following
orders.
• Served with
distinction in WWI.
• Led an armored
division in France
in 1941 then went
to Northern Africa.
• Was made a Field
Marshal and was
known as the
“Desert Fox”.
• 2nd in Command of the
Nazi party. Was the
only person close to
Hitler with a
distinguished political
and military
background.
• Was a flying ace in
WWI and served in the
Reichstag
• Headed up the
Gestapo, and was
later, the chief of
the air force and
economic dictator
for the Nazis.
• Served in the
Reichstag.
• Minister of
“Popular
Enlightenment and
Propaganda”. Was
good at this.
• Ironically he was a
small man with a
deformed foot and
his wife was raised
in a Jewish
household.
• Headed the SS
(Hitler’s private
army).
• During the war he
was administrator
of the organs of
terror and
genocide. He was
in charge of the
concentration
camps.
• -All of these German leaders committed suicide
before they were captured.
• Goebbels killed himself, his wife, and their six
kids.
• Hitler also committed suicide.