World War II Leaders ©2012, TESCCC World History Unit 8A, Lesson 3

Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States Diagnosed with polio at 39 Elected to serve four terms Signed the declaration of war against Japan on Dec. 8, 1941 Signed a declaration of war against Germany on December 11, 1941 ©2012, TESCCC

Winston Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britain In 1940 he was appointed prime minister and resolved to lead the people toward “victory at all costs;... for without victory there is no survival.” ©2012, TESCCC

Joseph Stalin Communist dictator serving as Premier of the Soviet Union Aligned with the Allies during World War II ©2012, TESCCC

Benito Mussolini Worked as a journalist and political organizer Became the fascist dictator of Italy in 1922 and led the country during World War II ©2012, TESCCC

Adolf Hitler Nazi dictator of Germany during World War II ©2012, TESCCC

Hideki Tojo Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II ©2012, TESCCC

Harry Truman U.S. Vice President to Franklin D. Roosevelt Becomes U.S. President on April 12, 1945 after Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage Made the decision to use the atomic bombs on Japan ©2012, TESCCC

Albert Einstein Photograph taken in 1947 Alerts Roosevelt about Germany’s quest to develop nuclear weapons Member of the Manhattan Project (research and development of nuclear weapons for the United States) ©2012, TESCCC

Axis Leaders Tojo, Mussolini and Hitler ©2012, TESCCC

Allies – Leaders Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin ©2012, TESCCC