1. Allied Leaders

2. Political

3. Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States (1932-1945)
Died in office
Led the country through the Great Depression and most of WWII
Ordered the research of the atomic bomb
“The only thing we have to fear is…fear itself.”

4. Harry Truman President of the United States (1945-1953) Succeeded FDR
Ordered the atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan
“Actions are the seed of fate…deeds grow into destiny.”

5. Neville Chamberlain Prime Minister of Britain (1937-1940)
Tried to appease* Hitler
*Pacify and bring to peace
“I have achieved peace in our time.”

6. Winston Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britain (1940-1945)
Appointed by King George VI
First Lord of the Admiralty
Seen as a war-time prime minister
“We will defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We will never surrender.”

7. Military

8. General Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe
Orchestrated Operation Overlord (D-Day)

9. General Douglas MacArthur
United States
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Pacific
Orchestrated the island hopping campaign

10. General George S. Patton
United States
Tank Commander, 3rd Army
Highly controversial tactics used on his own soldiers
Led campaigns in Italy and France
First Allied general to cross the Rhine River

11. Social

12. Eleanor Roosevelt First Lady
Worked to improved working conditions for women and minorities
Tried to lift moral of soldiers and families at home