Significant People in WWII Flashcards

1
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Emperor of Japan

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Hirohito

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Leader of the Nazi Party
Blamed WWI’s loss on the Jews
Spent 9 months in jail
Wrote “My Struggle”
Elected Chancellor of Germany in the 1930’s
Committed suicide with mistress Eva Braun

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Adolf Hitler

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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4
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Commands the Filipino Garrison, but is ordered to leave

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Douglas MacArthur

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5
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Rules Italy

The Italian government falls apart and Mussolini is hanged by the Italians

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Benito Mussolini

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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7
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Rules the USSR
Apart of the “Big Three” with Churchill and Roosevelt
Asks for a 2nd Front during WWII but is denied

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Josef Stalin

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8
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Takes over for Roosevelt after he dies

Attends Potsdam Conference and confirms Yalta

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Harry S. Truman

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Winston Churchill

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