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CALIFORNIA CONTENT STANDARD 10.8.4 Leaders in World II

Specific Objective: Describe the political, diplomatic, and leaders during (e.g., Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, , , , , Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower).

Read the chart to answer questions on the next page.

Leaders in II Leader Role Actions in World War II After the War Prime Minister of Allies Was among the first to speak Was reelected out against the Nazis; led prime minister in Britain and the Allies in the 1951 struggle against the Nazis F. D. Roosevelt President of the Allies Ordered U.S. entry into the Died just before the war and the of war ended in 1945 110,000 Japanese-Americans Emperor Hirohito Emperor of Axis Served mainly as a figure- Was emperor until head for various military his in 1989 leaders Adolf Hitler of Axis Started the war by invad- Committed suicide ing in 1939; invaded in 1945 lands in all directions in 1940–1941; led the , which killed 11 million Benito Mussolini Dictator of Axis Formed an alliance with Killed by Italian Germany; suffered military insurgents in 1945 defeats and was overthrown by the Italian king in 1943 Joseph Stalin Dictator of the Allies Cooperated with Germany Was dictator until until Germany violated his death in 1953 the Hitler-Stalin pact by invading the Soviet Union in 1941, then joined the Allies Douglas MacArthur U.S. Army Allies Commanded Allied forces in Led U.S. troops in the

Copyright © Copyright McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin Dwight Eisenhower U.S. Army General Allies Commanded Allied forces Elected U.S. in ; led the D-Day president in 1952 invasion of mainland Europe; helped unite Allied troops

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CALIFORNIA CONTENT STANDARD 10.8.4 Leaders in World War II

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.

Use the cartoon to answer questions 1–3.

2 The cartoon depicts and Germany by what symbols? A two figures in national uniforms B recognizable caricatures of Stalin and Hitler C oil wells behind Stalin and behind Hitler D the of foolish and wicked faces

3 Hitler is shown simultaneously hugging and stabbing Stalin, causing Stalin to drop what document? A the Soviet plan of attack B the Communist Manifesto C the Agreement D the Hitler-Stalin Pact

Daily Mail, , 23 . Reprinted 4 Whose stance against Hitler was with permission. significant in mobilizing the Allied powers? A Winston Churchill 1 The cartoon depicts what World War II event or issue? B Dwight D. Eisenhower A Soviet trust in C Douglas MacArthur B Germany’s war on D Franklin D. Roosevelt

C Nazi imprisonment of Russian © Copyright Company McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin soldiers D the German invasion of the Soviet Union

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