The politics & the people
Introduction This PowerPoint will introduce you to the people behind World War II Your responsibility is to determine their background, motivation, and responsibilities to their people.
The Allied Powers Who is pictured here? What forms of government do they represent? Was their relationship based on need or ideals? Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C USA LC-USZ DLC
Franklin D. Roosevelt What title did he hold during World War II? Why did he involve his country in WWII? What were the outcomes for his country? Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C USA LC-USZ DLC
Winston Churchill Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, LC-USW C DLC (b&w film neg.) What title did he hold during World War II? Why did he involve his country in WWII? What were the outcomes for his country?
Joseph Stalin What title did he hold during World War II? Why did he involve his country in WWII? What were the outcomes for his country? joseph_stalin.jpg
The Axis Powers Who is pictured here? What forms of government do they represent? Was their relationship based on need or ideals?
Adolf Hitler What title did he hold during World War II? Why did he involve his country in WWII? What were the outcomes for his country? img/USA-E-Supreme-p176a.jpg
Benito Mussolini What title did he hold during World War II? Why did he involve his country in WWII? What were the outcomes for his country? fascismo-manifesto.htm
Emperor Hirohito & Hideki Tojo What titles did they hold during World War II? Why did they involve their country in WWII? What were the outcomes for their country?
Your Assignment Use the provided Internet resources to research one of these world leaders. Complete the research Share your learning Develop questions to ask these leaders regarding their experience/decisions during WWII.
Challenge What connection does Quincy, Illinois have to the end of World War II?