World War II Overview

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

• President of the US during Great Depression and World War II

• President of the US during the Civil War

• President of the US during the Cold War

• President of the US during World War I

Dictator

• A ruler who has complete power over a country.

• A leader elected by the people.

• A military general with limited authority.

• A monarch with ceremonial duties.

Ended WW2 in Japan

• Atomic bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The invasion of Normandy

• The establishment of the United Nations

Tuskegee Airmen

• First African-American military pilots

• Famous World War II bombers

• Notable civil rights activists

• Pioneers in aviation technology

Axis Powers

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• United States, United Kingdom, France

• China, India, Brazil

• Russia, Canada, Australia

Reason The U.S. Joined WW2

• Pearl Harbor: Japanese attacked US fleet in Hawaii

• Germany declared war on the U.S.

• The U.S. wanted to support its allies in Europe

• The U.S. was attacked by Germany

World War 2 (1939-1945)

• Global conflict between the Allies (Great Britain, US, Russia, France, and China) and Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

• A series of treaties that ended the conflict in Europe

• The economic crisis that led to the Great Depression

• A military strategy used by the Allies to defeat the Axis Powers

Allied Powers

• France, Britain, US, USSR (Soviet Union)

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• China, Brazil, Canada

• Spain, Portugal, Greece

Veteran

• A person who served in the armed forces

• A military officer in training

• A civilian who supports the military

• A retired police officer

Harry Truman

• U.S. president after FDR died; gave the order to drop the atomic bombs in Japan

• U.S. president during the Great Depression

• U.S. president who initiated the New Deal

• U.S. president who was impeached