World Leaders

Information and resources about world leaders during the 1940s.

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany 1933-1945

Find out about all about Hilter:  his early life, his rise to power, his life & habits, his dictatorship, his strategies in World War II, and even how he died.

Emperor Hirohito

Emperor Hirohito

Shōwa Hirohito, Emperor of Japan 1926-1989

Find out how Emperor Hirohito felt about the war with the US and Japan's alliance with Germany in his short biography.

Benito Mussoli

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy 1922-1943

Mussolini was the youngest prime minister in Italian history.  How did he get there?  Find out in his short biography.  Also, check out the videos about him!

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FDR's Pearl Harbor Address

Watch Franklin Delano Roosevelt's address after Pearl Harbor.

Truman Warns Japanese to Give Up

FDR

Many believe that FDR was the greatest presidents, after studying the 1930s and learning about his role in World War II, do you believe he was the greatest president of the United States?  

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Yes: 13 votes (29.55%)
No: 17 votes (38.64%)
I don't know: 14 votes (31.82%)
Total Votes: 44

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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin, Chairman of the Council of Minsters 1941-1953

Find out how Stalin took control of Soviet Politics, allied Russia with Britain, consolidated Soviet power in eastern Europe, and built the Soviet Union as a world military power.  

Mao Tse-tung or Mao Zedong

Mao Tse-tung

Mao Tse-tung (Zedong), Chinese Communist Party Leader from 1935 and Chairman of the People's Republic of China 1949-1959

This biography explains the life of Mao Tse-tung (Zedong) including his participation in his nation's communist revolution.

Sir Winston Churchill

 

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, United Kingdom Prime Minister 1940-1945 & 1951-1955

Find out all about Churchill's political career after 1939, his part in World War II, the formation of the grand alliance, his military success and problems.

Harry Truman

Harry Turman

Harry Truman, U.S. President 1945-1953

Roosevelt dies suddenly on April 12, 1945.  Left in shock and in charge of the US, Truman had to make decisions to ensure the US's safety and success.  Find out all about his role in a charter for the UN, Germany's surrender, the fate of postwar Germany, and the use of the atomic bomb!