People of World War II

Adolph Hitler• Leader of the Nazi party, elected

Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and proclaimed himself Fuhrer “leader”.

Benito Mussolini• Fascist leader of Italy. Invaded

Ethiopia and Albania during World War II. Caught trying to escape Italy and executed.

Joseph Stalin• Soviet leader who wanted to set

up a perfect communist state. Signed a non-aggression pact with Germany at beginning of World War II

Hideki Tojo• Military leader of Japan ordered

the invasion of China and the bombing of Pearl Harbor

Emperor Hirohito• “Divine” ruler of Japan.

Franklin Roosevelt• U.S. president who promised

isolationism but kept England from being taken over by supplying them with goods.

Winston Churchill• Prime Minister of England during

World War II.

Dwight Eisenhower• Leader of the Allied forces in

Europe during World War II.

Douglas MacArthur• Leader of the U.S. forced in the

Pacific during World War II. Vowed “I shall return” when forced to leave the Philippines.

Harry Truman• President after Roosevelt’s death.

Gave the order to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

J. Robert Oppenheimer• Lead scientist on the Manhattan

Project (development of the atomic bomb)