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Explore the key leaders, forces, and battles of World War Two, featuring Allied forces like the USA, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, as well as Axis forces such as Germany, Italy, and Japan. Learn about critical events like the Battle of the Bulge and the strategic decisions made by leaders like Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo. Get a detailed overview of the significant players and events that shaped this global conflict.
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World War Two By: Brian Gorman
Allied Forces • Includes: • U.S.A. • Britain • France • Soviet Union http://www.lonesentry.com/panzer/pics/third-army-34th-medical-truck.jpg
Axis Forces • Includes: • Germany • Bulgaria • Slovakia • Italy http://img.timeinc.net/time/personoftheyear/archive/photohistory/images/hitler.jpg
Leaders • U.S.A. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt • Allied Forces • President from 1933 -1945 when he died • Vice President Harry S. Truman took over months prior to ending of war http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/FDR_in_1933.jpg/509px-FDR_in_1933.jpg
Leaders • England - Winston Churchill • Allied Forces • Took over May 10, 1940 • Same day France was invaded http://www.xtraordinarypeople.com/media/images/celebrity/full/Winston-Churchill.jpg
Leaders • France - Paul Reynaud • Allied Forces • Replaced Edouard Daladier in March of 1940 • Reynaud later replaced by Charles De Gaulle http://www.linternaute.com/television/dossier/06/le-grand-charles/images/raynaud.jpg
Leaders • Soviet Union - Joseph Stalin • Allied Forces • Imprisoned many military officers prior to war • More prone to attack after this http://www.channel4.com/more4/media/images/documentaries/R/russia/gallery2/stalin_384x350.jpg
Leaders • Germany - Adolf Hitler • Axis Forces • Nazi dictator • Mastermind behind WWII • Committed suicide at end of war http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-Hitler11cx.jpg
Leaders • Japan - General Hideki Tojo • Axis Forces • Prime minister • Self-appointed • Resigned when realized he was going to lose http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/explorers_history/Hideki_Tojo.jpg
Leaders • Italy - Benito Mussolini • Axis Forces • 1939 attacked Albania • Start of many attacks on different nations http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/divdept/sscience/history/mussolini.gif
Battle of the Bulge • December 16, 1944 • Germans driven back by U.S. • 1,000,000 men involved • 100,000 Germans dead • 81,000 Americans
Bibliography • http://www.2worldwar2.com/leaders.htm Dec. 9, 2007 • http://ice.mm.com/user/jpk/battle.htm Dec. 9, 2007