orld War 2

Winston Churchill

Nov 21, 1874

Winston Churchill was the Leader of the United Kingdom during World War 2 and joined the US to form part of the Allie Powers.

Franklin Roosevelt

Jan 30, 1882

FDR was the President of the United States during World War 2 and helped the country defeat the Axis powers.

Benito Mussolini

Jul 18, 1883

Benito Mussolini was also another powerful man during World War 2. He was the Main man in Italy during World War 2 and was on the side of the Germans.

Harry S Truman

Dec 8, 1884

Harry Truman was the next president after roosevelt and helped the US finish off World War 2.

Adolf Hitler

Apr 18, 1889

Adolf Hitler was one of the most powerful men in the world during WW2. He was the main leader of Germany duting the war.

Vernon Baker

Dec 17, 1919

Vernon Baker was an African American Soldier during World War 2 and also won the Medal of Honor.

Audie Murphy

Jun 18, 1925

The most decorated Soldier In World War 2. Held every Medal Avaiable from the US Army. Earned the Medal of Honor at age 19 for single handily holding off Enemy forces for a hour.

Nanking Massacre

Dec 13, 1937

this was an attack on Nanking that resulted in the death/rape of millions of Nanking Citizens.

Land Lease Act

May 21, 1941

this act allowed the United States to send help to other countries during World War 2.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the worst attacks on US and ended up killing thousands of men, damaging hundreds of planes and ships.

Fire Bombing of Dresden

Feb 18, 1945

A bombing by the US and UK on the German city of Dresdan.

Dictator

May 18, 1945

A ruler of total power of a county .

Womens roles in WW2

Feb 18, 1946

Woman during World War 2 were now beginning to be used in Facotry jobs while men were over seas fighting in the war.

War Bonds

Sep 3, 1946

War bonds were used to continue the was and stop the circulation of paper money in the US to stop inflamation.

nazism

May 18, 1947

Member of the National Socialist German Workers Party who seeked total power fo the country.

Office of War Info

May 18, 1947

This agency was created during World war 2 to deliever propaganda to get people to support WW2

Propaganda

Mar 26, 1948

Propaganda were posters or images that were created to get people to support the war.

victory gardens

Aug 18, 1949

these are gardens that were made during World War 2 so packaged food could be transported across sea to soldiers in need

japenese Interment Camps

May 21, 1952

These camps were built to keep Japanese American Citizens away from other people because they were all viewed as enemies due to the Pearl Harbor attack.