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Who is Who is this WII this WII leader?leader?

Winston Winston ChurchillChurchill

Role:Role:

Prime Prime Minister Minister

of Britain.of Britain.

Role:Role:

Prime Prime Minister Minister

of Britain.of Britain.

Alliance:Alliance:

AlliesAllies

Actions in Actions in WWII:WWII:

1. First to 1. First to see see

appeasemeappeasement as a nt as a mistake mistake

and speak and speak out against out against

Nazis.Nazis.


2. Rallied 2. Rallied and and

mobilized mobilized Britain and Britain and the Allies the Allies

in the in the struggle struggle

against the against the NazisNazis

After theAfter the

War:War:

1. Famous 1. Famous Iron Iron

Curtain Curtain Speech.Speech.

After theAfter the

War:War:

2. 2. Reelected Reelected

Prime Prime Minister Minister in 1951.in 1951.


FranklinFranklin

DelanoDelano

RooseveltRoosevelt

(FDR)(FDR)

Role: Role:

President President of United of United States States

Role: Role:

President President of United of United

StatesStates

Alliance:Alliance:Allies Allies


1. First 1. First favored favored

isolationisisolationism, then m, then ordered ordered U.S. into U.S. into

WWIIWWII


2. Ordered 2. Ordered internment internment of 110,000 of 110,000 Japanese Japanese

AmericansAmericans

After the After the

War:War:

Died just Died just before the before the war ended war ended

in April, in April, 1945.1945.


EmperorEmperor

HirohitoHirohito

Role:Role:

Emperor of Emperor of JapanJapan

Role:Role:

Emperor of Emperor of JapanJapan

Alliance:Alliance:

AxisAxis

Actions Actions during during WWII:WWII:

1. Served 1. Served mostly as mostly as

ceremonial ceremonial figurehead figurehead for various for various

military military leaders.leaders.


2. Agreed to 2. Agreed to surrender surrender

against against wishes of wishes of

his military his military leaders.leaders.

After the After the War:War:

Was Was emperor emperor until his until his death in death in

1989.1989.


BenitoBenito

MussoliniMussolini

Role:Role:

Dictator of Dictator of

ItalyItaly

Role:Role:

Dictator of Dictator of

ItalyItaly

Alliance:Alliance:AxisAxis

Actions Actions during during WWIIWWII

1. Formed 1. Formed an alliance an alliance

with with GermanyGermany


2. Suffered 2. Suffered military military

defeats in defeats in WWII.WWII.

Actions Actions during during WWIIWWII

3. Was 3. Was overthrowoverthrow

n by n by Italian Italian King in King in 1943.1943.


Tried to run Tried to run away in away in disguise, disguise,

was was captured captured and hung.and hung.


AdolfAdolf

HitlerHitler

Role:Role:

Dictator of Dictator of GermanyGermany

Role:Role:

Dictator of Dictator of GermanyGermany

Alliance:Alliance:AxisAxis


1. Started 1. Started war by war by

invading invading Poland in Poland in

1939.1939.


2. Invaded 2. Invaded lands in all lands in all directions directions 1940-19411940-1941


3. Led Nazi 3. Led Nazi party, party,

which killed which killed 11 million11 million


Committed Committed suicide in suicide in

Berlin Berlin bunker, bunker,

April, 1945April, 1945


JosefJosef

StalinStalin

Role:Role:

Dictator of Dictator of Soviet Soviet UnionUnion

Role:Role:

Dictator of Dictator of Soviet Soviet UnionUnion

Alliance:Alliance:

Allies Allies

(after (after 1941)1941)


Cooperated Cooperated with Hitler with Hitler

until until Germany Germany invaded invaded USSR in USSR in

1941, then 1941, then joined joined AlliesAllies

After the After the war:war:

Was Was dictator dictator until his until his death in death in

19531953


DouglasDouglas

MacArthurMacArthur

Role:Role:

U.S. army U.S. army general, general, Pacific Pacific TheaterTheater

Role:Role:

U.S. army U.S. army general, general, Pacific Pacific TheaterTheater

Alliance:Alliance:AlliesAllies


1. 1. CommandCommanded Allied ed Allied forces in forces in

the Pacificthe Pacific


2. Accepted 2. Accepted Japanese Japanese surrender surrender

in in SeptemberSeptember

, 1945, 1945


1. 1. Oversaw Oversaw

U.S. U.S. occupatiooccupatio

n and n and rebuildinrebuildin

g of g of JapanJapan


2. Led U.S. 2. Led U.S. forces in forces in

Korea Korea until he until he

was fired was fired by by

Truman.Truman.


DwightDwight

D.D.

EisenhoweEisenhowerr

Role:Role:Supreme Supreme CommandCommand

er of er of Allied Allied ForcesForces

Role:Role:Supreme Supreme CommandCommander of all er of all Allied Allied ForcesForces

Alliance:Alliance:AlliesAllies


1. Planned 1. Planned and led D-and led D-

day day invasion invasion in June, in June, 1944.1944.


2. Helped 2. Helped unite all unite all

allied allied military military forces.forces.


Elected Elected U.S. U.S.

president president in 1952. in 1952. Served Served

two two terms.terms.


Warned of Warned of buildup of buildup of “military “military industrial industrial complex”.complex”.

Churchill, Roosevelt, and Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at the Yalta Stalin at the Yalta

Conference, February, 1945Conference, February, 1945

With victory in With victory in sight, the Allied sight, the Allied leaders decided leaders decided

at Yalta to at Yalta to divide up divide up

Germany into 4 Germany into 4 zones after the zones after the war. Why? To war. Why? To weaken it but weaken it but

without without repeating the repeating the

mistakes of the mistakes of the TOV.TOV.

In a famous In a famous 1946 speech, 1946 speech,

Winston Winston Churchill said Churchill said

an “iron an “iron curtain” had curtain” had fallen over fallen over

Europe. This Europe. This referred to an referred to an imaginary line imaginary line

separating separating democratic democratic

from from communist communist

Europe.Europe.

Churchill, Roosevelt, and Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at the Yalta Stalin at the Yalta

Conference, February, 1945Conference, February, 1945

Actions in WWII:Actions in WWII:

After the War:After the War:

Name:Name:

Role:Role:

Alliance:Alliance:



Name: Winston ChurchillName: Winston Churchill

Role:Role:

Alliance:Alliance:




Role: Prime Minister of Role: Prime Minister of Great BritainGreat Britain

Alliance:Alliance:





Alliance: AlliesAlliance: Allies

Actions in WWII: Spoke out against Nazis Actions in WWII: Spoke out against Nazis and appeasement / Rallied Britain against and appeasement / Rallied Britain against Hitler during war.Hitler during war.








Actions in WWII: Spoke out against Nazis Actions in WWII: Spoke out against Nazis and appeasement / Rallied Britain against and appeasement / Rallied Britain against Hitler during war.Hitler during war.

After the War: Reelected Prime Minister in After the War: Reelected Prime Minister in 19511951



Name:Name:

Role:Role:

Alliance:Alliance:



Name: Franklin Delano Name: Franklin Delano RooseveltRoosevelt

Role:Role:

Alliance:Alliance:




Role: U.S. PresidentRole: U.S. President

Alliance:Alliance:






Actions in WWII: First favored Actions in WWII: First favored isolationism, then ordered U.S. into isolationism, then ordered U.S. into WWII after Pearl HarborWWII after Pearl Harbor





Actions in WWII: First favored Actions in WWII: First favored isolationism, then ordered U.S. into isolationism, then ordered U.S. into WWII after Pearl HarborWWII after Pearl Harbor

After the War: Died in April, 1945 just After the War: Died in April, 1945 just before end of WWIIbefore end of WWII






Name:Name:

Role:Role:

Alliance:Alliance:



Name: Emperor HirohitoName: Emperor Hirohito

Role:Role:

Alliance:Alliance:




Role: Emperor of JapanRole: Emperor of Japan

Alliance:Alliance:





Alliance: AxisAlliance: Axis

Actions in WWII: Ceremonial Actions in WWII: Ceremonial Figurehead for various military Figurehead for various military leadersleaders

After the War: After the War:




Actions in WWII: Ceremonial Actions in WWII: Ceremonial Figurehead for various military Figurehead for various military leadersleaders

After the War: Served as Emperor until After the War: Served as Emperor until his death in 1989his death in 1989












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