By: Ryan Denney

1. Leaders During WWII By: Ryan Denney

2. Menu Students Teachers Quiz Click on the box, and it will take you to the section that you want to view.

3. Teachers • This section is information for teachers if you want to go back use the back arrow or the menu button to return to the previous slide. Menu

4. Audience • High School Students with mixed abilities • Middle class school • Presentation program for students to learn about the leaders in WWII Menu

5. Environment • In a computer lab • Students may work individually or in small groups • Open situations where questions are welcomed Menu

6. Objective • The students will be able to identify the major leaders in WWII, and will be able to take a quiz and pass with 80 percent accuracy Menu

7. Students • This is the section that has the information for the students to learn, use the next arrow to move on to the information. Menu

8. Who Do You Want To Learn About First? Adolf Hitler Click on the name of the leader that you want to learn about first Josef Stalin Franklin D. Roosevelt Emperor Hirohito Harry Truman Benito Mussolini Winston Churchill Menu

9. Adolf Hitler Menu

10. Adolf Hitler Background Information - Born on April 20th 1889 in Austria • Wanted to become an Artist • Failed to gain admittance to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna twice - In 1913 moved to Munich to join the German Army Menu

11. Rise to Power • After the German Defeat in WWI, Hitler discovered that he was a powerful public speaker. • In 1920 Hitler joined the Nazi party. • In 1921 he became the chairman of the party, giving him dictatorial powers. • In 1923 Hitler was put in jail for trying to overthrow the current government. Menu

12. Rise to Power (cont.) • After he got out of jail, Hitler tried to rebuild the party. • In 1930 the Nazi party gained a substantial amount of the vote in the election. • He used propaganda and power to help the Nazi party gain followers. Menu

13. Beliefs and Leadership Style Leadership Style Beliefs • Dictatorship • Looked to have control over the masses • The people in the country loved him because he lead them out of their economic depression. • While in jail, he wrote the book Mein Kampf , meaning my struggle. • Believed in Darwinism- survival of the fittest • He thought that German people were of the perfect race and that race was threatened by the Jewish population. Menu

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15. Things Done During the War • Broke the treaty of Versailles • 1940 troops took over Norway and Denmark • Later that year they took over the Netherlands, France, and Belgium • Ordered the murder of over six million Jews Menu

16. Things Done After the War • Hitler killed himself towards the end of the war, so he didn’t accomplish anything after the war was over Menu

17. Practice Question • Where was Hitler born? • Austria Click on the Answer • Germany to see if you are right Menu

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19. Incorrect • Hitler was born in Austria Leaders page

20. Josef Stalin Menu

21. Josef Stalin • Born in Gori, Georgia on December 21,1879. • Growing up in Russia his family was poor. • In 1899 he was expelled from the Tiflis Theological Seminary for trying to convert fellow students to Marxism. • In 1901 he joined the Social Democratic Labor Party. Menu

22. Background • April 18, 1902, Stalin was arrested for coordinating an attack on an industrial plant in Russia. • After he was let out of jail he was deported to Siberia. • In 1904 Stalin escaped Siberia and went back to planning attacks in Tiflis. Menu

23. Rise to Power • During this time in Russia, Vladimir Lenin was in control of the country. • In 1917 Lenin promoted Stalin to Commissioner of Nationalities. • This position left him in control of the non-Russian population. Menu

24. Rise to Power (Cont.) • Stalin gained complete power of the country through a series of revolutions in Russia. Menu

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26. Leadership Style and Beliefs Leadership Style Beliefs • Ruled his country by instilling fear in the citizens of Russia. • Used terror to strike fear into the hearts of the people he ruled. • Since Russia was communist he was in complete control of the country. • Russia was a communist country, but formed an alliance with the rest of anti-fascist countries in Europe. • He did this in hopes that Germany wouldn’t want to fight against a unified Europe. Menu

27. Things Done After the War • The red army ended the war controlling most of what had been the Axis Countries. • After the war Russia was mainly concerned with spreading communism around the world. • Stalin died on March 1, 1953. Menu

28. Practice Question • What type of government did Stalin have in Russia? • Communist • Fascist Menu

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30. Incorrect • Stalin was a communist leader, and Mussolini was a Fascist. Leaders page

31. Franklin D. Roosevelt Menu

32. Franklin D. Roosevelt • Born in 1882 at Hyde Park, New York. • He attended Harvard University and went to Columbia Law School. • FDR married his wife Eleanor Roosevelt on St. Patrick’s Day in 1905. • Became a New York Senator in 1910. Menu

33. Rise to Power • President Wilson appointed him the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. • In 1920 Roosevelt was the Democratic nominee for Vice president. • In 1928 Roosevelt became the Governor of New York. • He was elected the 32nd president of the USA in 1932. Menu

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35. Things Done While in Office • Only president ever elected to four terms in office. • Put many plans into action that helped to bring the United States out of the Great Depression. • After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, he got the nation ready for a global war. Menu

36. Things Done During the War • He spent much of his time during the war planning out the United Nations because he thought that it would prevent future conflicts. • President Roosevelt died on April 12th 1945, just before the end of the war. Menu

37. Practice Question • How many terms did Roosevelt serve in office? • 4 • 3 Menu

38. Incorrect • Roosevelt served four terms in office, but died during the fourth term cutting it short. Leaders page

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40. Harry Truman Menu

41. Harry Truman • Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri in 1884. • He was a prosperous farmer growing up in Independence, Missouri. • Served in WWI as a captain in the Field Artillery. • When he returned he married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace. Menu

42. Rise to Power • Truman was elected a judge of Jackson County Court in 1922 • In 1934 he went on to become a United States Senator. • He was the vice president for F.D.R., and took over for him after he died in office. Menu

43. Things Done While in Office • After the Japanese refused to surrender, Truman ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, two cities devoted to war work. • The Japanese surrendered shortly after. • Oversaw the signing of the United nations Charter. Menu

44. Things Done After the War • He followed Roosevelt’s policies, and created some new ones of his own. • Proposed the expansion of Social Security. • He served one more term in office then decided to retire to Independence in 1953 • He died on December 26, 1972. Menu

45. Practice Question • How many atomic bombs were dropped in Japan? • 5 • 2 Menu

46. Incorrect • There were two atomic bombs dropped, one on Nagasaki and one on Hiroshima. Leaders page Menu

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48. Winston Churchill Menu

49. Winston Churchill • Born on November 30, 1874 at Blenheim Place in Oxfordshire, England. • He attended the Royal Military College before starting his military career. • After his military service he joined the Liberal Party in 1904. Menu

50. Rise to Power • In 1908 he joined the Cabinet as President of the Board of Trade, becoming home secretary in 1910. • He rejoined the army during WWI, serving on the Western Front. • In 1917, he went back to working for the government as the minister of munitions. Menu