Transcript WWII Leaders

IMPORTANT
LEADERS OF
WORLD WAR II
ADOLF HITLER
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Dictator of Germany
Member of the Axis
Power
Leader of the Nazi Party
Rebuilt German army
and led Germany into
WWII
Responsible for
Holocaust
BENITO MUSSOLINI
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Dictator of Italy
Member of the Axis Power
Wanted Italy to be
powerful like ancient
Rome
Known as “Il Duce” or
“The Leader”
Organized Italian Fascist
Party
Rebuilt Italy’s armed
forces and conquered
Ethiopia
EMPEROR HIROHITO
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Emperor of Japan
Member of the Axis
Power
Invaded china
Responsible for
tremendous changes in
Japanese society
Responsible for the
attack on Pearl Harbor
JOSEPH STALIN
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Dictator of the Soviet
Union
Allied Powers
Had many of his political
enemies killed
Commanded Russian
armed forces during WWII
and defeated Germany
Part of “The Big Three”
WINSTON CHURCHILL
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Prime Minister of
Great Britain
Allied Power
Known for his
courageous leadership
during World War II
Symbol of fighting
spirit of the British
Part of “The Big
Three”
FRANKLIN DELANO
ROOSEVELT
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President of U.S. from
1933-1945
Allied Power
Helped plan Normandy
Invasion
Delivered famous “Day
of Infamy” speech
Part of “The Big Three”
HARRY S. TRUMAN
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President of U.S. from
1945-1953
Allied Power
Made decision to drop
the atomic bomb on
Japan, ended WWII
Made the North
Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO)