World War II

World War II / Global War

World War II was a global war
that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
A global war is a war involving
many of the countries of the world
or many of the most powerful and
populated ones.

World Leaders & Dictators

during WWII

What is a Dictator?
Dictator a
leader who
gains complete
control of a
countrys
government

What is a
World Leader?
A world leader is someone who is
the leader of a country, especially
an economically powerful country.

World Leaders &

Dictators During
This Time

World Leaders
Franklin D. Roosevelt president of the
United States from 1933-1945

World Dictator
Adolf Hitler dictator of
Germany who believed
in fascism
He believed that Germans
were superior to other
people
Hated and blamed Jews
for Germanys problems
Adolf Hitler Brain Pop

What is Fascism?
Fascism is a governmental
system led by a dictator
having complete power,
forcibly controlling
everything.
Racism is often a leading
cause for Fascism

World Dictator
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy
who promised to
attack and conquer
other countries. He
allied with Hitler

World Leaders
Winston
Churchill
prime minister
of Great
Britain (part of
the Allies).

World Leaders
Hideki Tojo
military
leader of
Japan who
allied with
Hitler

World Leaders
Joseph Stalin
communist leader of
the Soviet Union
who allied with
Hitler at first, and
then became allies
with the United
States

Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan

Allied Powers (Allies)

Great Britain, France, United States, Soviet
Union

The Debate at Home

Prime Minister Winston
Churchill asks President
Roosevelt for help in the
war
Americans did not want to
get involved because they
were isolationists
There was enough trouble at
home!

The Debate at Home

The United States
decided to help by
allowing Britain to
borrow all of the
military supplies it
needed
This policy is known as
Lend-Lease
They did not ask for
payment

Pearl Harbor
Japan had great
military success in the
early years of WWII
Japan wanted to
control much of China
and Southeast Asia,
but the US did not
agree with this
Japan thought that the
US was standing in its
way

Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941, Japanese planes
bombed the United States naval base
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Arial View of Pearl Harbor

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Summary

USS Arizona Sinking

Pearl Harbor
More than 2,300 American soldiers,
sailors, and civilians were killed.

Newspaper Headline

Pearl Harbor Attack

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USS Arizona As It Looks Today

Pearl Harbor
The United
States
declared war
against the
Axis Powers

Axis Advances
At the beginning of
the war, Germany
and Russia (Soviet
Union) agreed not to
attack one another
because they both
wanted to expand
their countries.

Axis Advances
Someone did not hold
up their end of the
agreement though
In 1941, Hitler broke his
agreement and
invaded the Soviet
Union

Axis Advances
The US and Soviet Union were not
friendly, BUT they decided to help one
another to defeat the Axis Powers.

Axis Advances
The U.S. helped
the Soviet Union
by:
Giving them
supplies (trucks,
radios, boots)
Giving them
canned meat to
feed the army

The Draft
During the war, more than 10 million
men were drafted into the military