1. Leaders in WWII Instructions: Fill in your table based on this PowerPoint.

2. Who is this WII leader?

3. Winston Churchill

4. Role: Prime Minister of Britain.

5. Role: Alliance:Allies

6. Actions in WWII: 1. First to see appeasement as a mistake and speak out against Nazis.

7. Actions in WWII: 2. Rallied and mobilized Britain and the Allies in the struggle against the Nazis

8. After the War: 1. Famous Iron Curtain Speech.

9. After the War: 2. Reelected Prime Minister in 1951.

10. Who is this WII leader?

11. FranklinDelanoRoosevelt(FDR)

12. Role: President of United States

13. Role: Alliance: Allies

14. Actions in WWII: 1. First favored isolationism, then ordered U.S. into WWII

15. Actions in WWII: 2. Ordered internment of 110,000 Japanese Americans

16. After the War: Died just before the war ended in April, 1945.

17. Who is this WII leader?

18. EmperorHirohito

19. Role: Emperor of Japan

20. Role: Alliance:Axis

21. Actions during WWII: 1. Served mostly as ceremonial figurehead for various military leaders.

22. Actions during WWII: 2. Agreed to surrender against wishes of his military leaders.

23. After the War: Was emperor until his death in 1989.

24. Who is this WII leader?

25. BenitoMussolini

26. Role: Dictator of Italy

27. Role: Italy Alliance: Axis

28. Actions during WWII 1. Formed an alliance with Germany

29. Actions during WWII: 2. Suffered military defeats in WWII.

30. Actions during WWII 3. Was overthrown by Italian King in 1943.

31. After the War: Tried to run away in disguise, was captured and hung.

32. Who is this WII leader?

33. AdolfHitler

34. Role: Dictator of Germany

35. Role: Alliance: Axis

36. Actions during WWII: 1. Started war by invading Poland in 1939.

37. Actions during WWII: 2. Invaded lands in all directions 1940-1941

38. Actions during WWII: 3. Led Nazi party, which killed 11 million

39. After the War: Committed suicide in Berlin bunker, April, 1945

40. Who is this WII leader?

41. JosefStalin

42. Role: Dictator of Soviet Union

43. Role: Alliance:Allies (after 1941)

44. Actions during WWII: Cooperated with Hitler until Germany invaded USSR in 1941, then joined Allies

45. After the war: Was dictator until his death in 1953

46. Who is this WII leader?

47. DouglasMacArthur

48. Role: U.S. army general, Pacific Theater

49. Role: Alliance: Allies

50. Actions during WWII: 1. Commanded Allied forces in the Pacific

51. Actions during WWII: 2. Accepted Japanese surrender in September, 1945

52. After the War: 1. Oversaw U.S. occupation and rebuilding of Japan

53. After the War: 2. Led U.S. forces in Korea until he was fired by Truman.

54. Who is this WII leader?

55. DwightD.Eisenhower

56. Role: Supreme Commander of Allied Forces

57. Role: Supreme Commander of all Allied Forces Alliance: Allies

58. Actions in WWII: 1. Planned and led D-day invasion in June, 1944.

59. Actions in WWII: 2. Helped unite all allied military forces.

60. After the war: Elected U.S. president in 1952. Served two terms.

61. After the war: Warned of buildup of “military industrial complex”.

62. Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at the Yalta Conference, February, 1945

63. With victory in sight, the Allied leaders decided at Yalta to divide up Germany into 4 zones after the war. Why? To weaken it but without repeating the mistakes of the TOV.

64. In a famous 1946 speech, Winston Churchill said an “iron curtain” had fallen over Europe. This referred to an imaginary line separating democratic from communist Europe.

65. Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at the Yalta Conference, February, 1945

66. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name:Role:Alliance:

67. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name: Winston Churchill Role:Alliance:

68. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name: Winston Churchill Role: Prime Minister of Great Britain Alliance:

69. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name: Winston Churchill Role: Prime Minister of Great Britain Alliance: Allies

70. Actions in WWII: Spoke out against Nazis and appeasement / Rallied Britain against Hitler during war. After the War: Name: Winston Churchill Role: Prime Minister of Great Britain Alliance: Allies

71. Name: Winston Churchill Role: Prime Minister of Great Britain Alliance: Allies Actions in WWII: Spoke out against Nazis and appeasement / Rallied Britain against Hitler during war. After the War: Reelected Prime Minister in 1951

72. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name:Role:Alliance:

73. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Role:Alliance:

74. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Role: U.S. President Alliance:

75. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Role: U.S. President Alliance: Allies

76. Actions in WWII: First favored isolationism, then ordered U.S. into WWII after Pearl Harbor After the War: Name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Role: U.S. President Alliance: Allies

77. Actions in WWII: First favored isolationism, then ordered U.S. into WWII after Pearl Harbor After the War: Died in April, 1945 just before end of WWII Name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Role: U.S. President Alliance: Allies

78. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name:Role:Alliance:

79. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name: Emperor Hirohito Role:Alliance:

80. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name: Emperor Hirohito Role: Emperor of Japan Alliance:

81. Actions in WWII: After the War: Name: Emperor Hirohito Role: Emperor of Japan Alliance: Axis

82. Actions in WWII: Ceremonial Figurehead for various military leaders After the War: Name: Emperor Hirohito Role: Emperor of Japan Alliance: Axis

83. Actions in WWII: Ceremonial Figurehead for various military leaders After the War: Served as Emperor until his death in 1989 Name: Emperor Hirohito Role: Emperor of Japan Alliance: Axis

84. Who is this WII leader?