1. WWII: The European Theater, The Pacific Theater and The Holocaust Key Figures

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
SS.912.A.6.1 Examine causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United States and the world
SS.912.A.6.2 Describe the United States response in the early years of World War II (Neutrality Acts, Cash and Carry, Lend Lease Act)
SS.912.A.6.3 Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during World War II on Jews as well as other groups
SS.912.A.6.6 Analyze the use of atomic weapons during World War II and the aftermath of the bombings
SS.912.A.6.7 Describe the attempts to promote international justice through the Nuremberg Trials
SS.912.A.6.9 Describe the rationale for the formation of the United Nations, including the contribution of Mary McLeod Bethune

3. The Nazis Adolf Hitler: Known as “The Fuhrer” Leader of the Nazi Party
Policies led to the second world war and the holocaust
Committed suicide when Germany lost the war

4. Other Dictators Benito Mussolini: Created the Fascist Party in Italy
His supporters were called the “Black Shirts”
Formed the Axis Alliance with Germany
Eventually made himself dictator
He was killed in 1945 by his own people

5. Other Dictators Joseph Stalin:
Ruled the Soviet Union for more than twenty years
Modernized Russia
Began as an ally to Germany
Helped to defeat Germany and Nazism

6. The Japanese Emperor Hirohito: Emperor of Japan during WWII
His people viewed him as a god
Followed the advice of his military leaders
The first time the Japanese people heard his voice was his announcement of surrender over the radio

7. The Allies Winston Churchill:
As prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill rallied the British people during WWII, and led his country from the brink of defeat to victory
Talented speaker who gave very moving speeches to build British morale
Helped form the Allies strategy with Russia and the U.S.

8. The Americans Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
Served as president of the United States for all but four months of World War II
Worked with Churchill and Stalin on strategy to defeat the Axis powers
Under Roosevelt's leadership, the nation rebounded from the devastating surprise attack at Pearl Harbor in December 1941

9. The Nazis Hermann Goering: Military leader Commander of the Luftwaffe
President of the Reichstag
Prime Minister of Prussia 
Hitler's designated successor.

10. The Nazis Joseph Goebbels: Minister of propaganda Targeted Jews
Advocated a policy of “Total War” when the allies advanced into Germany
One day after Hitler, he committed suicide along with his wife and six children

11. The Nazis Heinrich Himmler:
Commander of the Schutzstaffel (SS: Hitler’s elite guard)
Took command of the Gestapo (secret police) and expanded it
Chief of all German police
Minister of the interior

12. The Japanese Hideki Tojo:
Japanese statesman, general, and prime minister
Approved the attack on Pearl Harbor
Later executed as a war criminal

13. The Japanese Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku:
Japanese naval officer who conceived of the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor
Recognized the effectiveness of carrier-based attacks
Was quoted after the attack on Pearl Harbor as saying “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve”

14. The Allies
Neville Chamberlain:
British prime minister as Great Britain entered World War II
He is known for his policy of "appeasement" toward Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany
Signed the Munich Agreement in 1938, giving a region of Czechoslovakia to the Nazis

15. The Allies Marshal Philippe Petain: Military and political leader
France´s greatest hero in World War I
Later condemned as a traitor for having headed the pro-German Vichy regime after France's defeat in World War II
Petain (left) shaking hands with Hitler

16. The Allies General Charles de Gaulle: French general and statesman
Led the Free French forces in their resistance of Germany during World War II
Later served as president of France

17. The Americans Harry S. Truman:
Served as President of the United States during the final months of World War II.
Under his command, the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs—the first to be used in warfare—on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, effectively ending the war

18. The Americans General Dwight D. Eisenhower:
Supreme commander of Allied forces in Western Europe during World War II
Led the massive invasion of Nazi- occupied Europe that began on D-Day

19. The Americans General Douglas MacArthur:
American general best known for his command of Allied forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II
MacArthur was placed in charge of the formal surrender of Tokyo
Remained in Japan to command the occupation forces there and to oversee the rebuilding of the country.

20. The Americans General George S. Patton:
Led the Third Army in a very successful sweep across France during World War II
Skilled at tank warfare
Was instrumental to the liberation of Germany from the Nazis

21. The Americans Tuskegee Airmen:
Unit of African American pilots that fought in World War II
Received more awards then any other unit

22. The Americans Navajo Code Talkers:
Bilingual Navajo speakers recruited during World War II by the Marines to serve in their communications units in the Pacific Theater