1. World
War II

2. Major Leaders
of the war

3. USSR – United Soviet Socialist Republic
Allied power Leaders
United States
Great Britain
FDR
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Truman
USSR – United Soviet Socialist Republic

4. Major Leaders of the War
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Allied Power)
U.S. President
Elected in 1933 during the Great Depression and leads until his death in 1945.
Enters war after attack on Pearl Harbor
Dies three weeks before the end of the war

5. Major Leaders of the War
Harry Truman
(Allied Power)
U.S. President after the death of President Roosevelt
Important at the end of the war by dropping atomic bomb and giving aid to worn-torn countries

6. Major Leaders of the War
Winston Churchill (Allied Power)
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Strong stand against Hitler
His speeches kept British morale high

7. Major Leaders of the War
Joseph Stalin
(Allied Power)
Soviet Union (USSR) Dictator
Led communist party
Ruled for 30 years by fear and terror
Helped defeat Nazi Germany

8. Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill
“The Big Three”
Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill

9. Axis power Leaders Germany Japan Italy Hideki Tojo Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Hirohito
Italy

10. Major Leaders of the War
Benito Mussolini (Axis Power)
Fascist dictator of Italy
Started as a journalist and used the media to gain control
Wanted to establish an Italian empire

11. Major Leaders of the War
Adolf Hitler (Axis Power)
Inspired by Mussolini
Fascist dictator of Germany
Leader of the Nazi Party
Rose to power through propaganda
Started the “Third Reich” (Reich = empire in German)
Preached hatred of Jews

12. Major Leaders of the War
Hideki Tojo (Axis Power)
Japanese General – leader of the military
Ordered attack on Pearl Harbor
Executed at the end of the war

13. Major Leaders of the War
Hirohito
Emperor of Japan
Viewed as a divine figure (God gave him the power to rule)
Japan’s military gained political influence during his rule