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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Harry Truman

Winston Churchill

Charles de Gualle

Joseph Stalin

Adolf Hitler

Benito MussoliniQUIZ!

President Franklin D. Roosevelt1938: Aided the British and the Chinese through strong diplomatic support, but remained officially neutral. Arsenal Democracy: his goal to supply the Allies with munitionsProvided lend-lease aid to the countries fighting Nazi Germany with BritainNext Slide3President Harry TrumanAugust 6, 1945: a uranium-filled atomic bomb called Little Boy was dropped on HiroshimaAugust 9, 1945: A plutonium implosion-type bomb called Fat Man was dropped on NagasakiThe Japanese surrendered on August 14

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President Harry TrumanBecame president after the death of FDROne month after inauguration, the Allies officially beat the Axis PowersDid not learn of the Manhattan Project, the making of the atomic bomb, until his first day as presidentTruman authorized the use of atomic weapons against JapanNext Slide

Winston ChurchillStates, securing valuable supplies and supportAppointed First Lord of the Admiralty and a member of the War Cabinet, as he had been during the first part of the First World War for Britain Wanted the pre-emptive occupation of the neutral Norwegian, but Chamberlain and the rest of the Cabinet disagreed, causing Germany to gain Norway. This lead to Chamberlain resigning and Churchill being named prime minister.Next SlideCharles De GualleOnly a colonel when the Second World War broke outMoved up in ranks and was appointed Under Secretary of State for National Defense and War and was to coordinate with the United KingdomWas against the Frenchs armistice proposal with Nazi Germany and fled the country with 100,000 gold francsDenounced the Frenchs decision and organized the Free French Forces from the forces already deployed and the other people that fled with him, caused him to be tried and sentenced to death for treason

Next SlideJoseph StalinHad the Soviet Union enter into a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany after a failed attempt to sign an anti-German alliance with Great Britain and the U.S.1941: Germany broke the pact, invading the Soviet Union, and Stalin joined the war on the side of the Allies.

Next SlideAdolf HitlerMajor aggressor in the warEnded alliance with China and formed one with JapanMarch 12, 1938: declared Austria to be one with Nazi GermanyInvade Prague and Poland, setting the war in motion.Occupied most of Europe and North AfricaSaw Britain as their biggest enemy

Next SlideBenito MussoliniJune 10, 1940: led Italy into WWII on the side of the Axis only after it looked as if France would be completely defeated.Thought he would be able to gain new territories after the French collapsedJuly 24, 2943: defeated in vote as the Grand Council of Fascism shortly after the Allied invasion of Italy and was arrested.

Next SlideReview QuestionWho ordered the drop of the atomic bombs on Japan?Franklin D. RooseveltHarry TrumanWinston Churchill