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WWII Leaders
Term | Definition |
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Adolf Hitler | German Nazi dictator during World War II (Axis) |
Benito Mussolini | Italian Fascist dictator (Axis) |
Hideki Tojo | Japanese prime minister and mastermind of Japanese military (Axis) |
Franklin Roosevelt | was the only US President to be elected four times, and lead his country through the Great Depression and the beginning of WWII. |
Winston Churchill | Prime minister of Great Britain during WWII, and led his country on the brink of defeat to victory. (Allies) |
Joseph Stalin | Communist dictator of Soviet Union (Allies) |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | United States General who supervised the defeat of Nazi Germany in the invasion of Normandy; Became the 34 President of USA. |
Harry S. Truman | Became 33rd President of USA after Roosevelt's death in 1945 and authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan. |
Charles de Gaulle | Fled to England, became the leader of the free French movement, and fought alongside the allies. (Allies) |
J. Robert Oppenheimer | United States Physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb |