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Benito Mussolini
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rose to power in the wake of World War I as a leading proponent of Facism. Originally a revolutionary Socialist, he forged the paramilitary Fascist movement in 1919 and became prime minister in 1922. -
adolf hitler
was one of the most powerful and infamous dictators of the 20th century. After World War I, he rose to power in the National Socialist German Workers Party, taking control of the German government in 1933. His establishment of concentration camps to inter Jews and other groups he believed to be a threat to Aryan supremacy resulted in the death of more than 6 million people in the Holocaust. His attack on Poland in 1939 started World War II -
dictator
a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. -
nazism
the body of political and economic doctrines held and put into effect by the Nazis in Germany from 1933 to 1945 including the totalitarian principle of government, predominance of especially Germanic groups assumed to be racially superior -
FDR
franklin Roosevelt served as president of the United States for all but four months of World War II, leading the country through one of the most consequential periods in its history. Under Roosevelt's leadership, the nation rebounded from the devastating surprise attack at Pearl Harbor in December 1941, nearly achieving victory in both Europe and the Pacific by the time Roosevelt suddenly died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 12 April 1945. -
rape of nanking
acts of murder and mass rape committed by japanese troops against the residents of nanking during the second sino japaneese war -
fascism
an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. -
winston churchill
served as the prime minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. He led Britain's fight against Nazi Germany in World War II. Churchill was a talented orator, giving many stirring speeches to boost national morale during the war. A close friend of American presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, -
Vernon Baker
Vernon Baker was a highly decorated soldier and the only living black WWII veteran to earn the Congressional Medal of Hon -
pearl harbor
Pearl Harbor significance was of course, the base for the Pacific Fleet prior to WWII It position was strategically important because it cut the distances from the Philippines, Japan and the rest of the Pacific Island groups by thousands of miles from the west coast of the US, either by air or sea. -
War Bonds and Rationing
These Were Bonds people would bye to help supprt their troops during war the governent started rationing goods so that they could have more for the war -
Women’s Roles in WWII
womens role in WWII was the took the jobs that the men couldnt do because they were off at fighting in the war -
Office of War Information
A United states government agency created during world war II to consolidate exsiting governemtn information services and deliver propaganda both at home and abroad. -
Victory Gardens
A Vegetable garden espcially a home gardan planted to increase food production during a war. -
Lend Lease Act
The Principal means for providing U.s military aid to foreign nations furing world war II. -
Propaganda
propaganda was used to increase support for the war and commitment to an Allied victory. Using a vast array of media, propagandists fomented hatred for the enemy and support for America's allies, urged greater public effort for war production and victory gardens, persuaded people to save some of their material so that more material could be used for the war effort, and sold war bonds. -
Japanese-American Internment Camps
Over 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II. Their crime? Being of Japanese ancestry.
Despite the lack of any concrete evidence, Japanese Americans were suspected of remaining loyal to their ancestral land. ANTI-JAPANESE PARANOIA increased because of a large Japanese presence on the West Coast. In the event of a Japanese invasion of the American mainland, Japanese Americans were feared as a security risk. -
audie murphy
The most decorated U.S. soldier of World War II, Audie Murphy returned home a hero and became an actor, starring in his own story, To Hell and Back -
Fire Bombing of Dresden
An Attack On The city of dresden the capital of the german state of saxony, that took place in the final months of the second world war in the european Theatre. -
harry truman
became the 33rd President of the United States upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in April 1945. Truman, who had only a high-school education and had been vice president for just 82 days before FDR's sudden death, inherited the monumental task of leading the United States through the end of World War II
