4. Key People
George Marshall- Army Chief of Staff who pushed for the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps, (WAAC).
A Philip Randolph- President and founder of the brotherhood of sleeping car Porters nation’s most respected
African American labor leader, organized a march on Washington.
Adolf Hitler- Totalitarian leader of Germany who was an extreme Nationalist, an anticommunist, and
supporter of ethnic cleansing.
Benito Mussoni-Was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of
the key figures in the creation of Fascism.
8. Adolf Hitler
•Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and
further the leader of Germany from 1934 until his death at
1945.
9. Adolf Hitler
•Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and
further the leader of Germany from 1934 until his death at
1945.
•Austrian-born German politician and the leader
of the National Socialist German Workers Party
10. Adolf Hitler
•Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and
further the leader of Germany from 1934 until his death at
1945.
•Austrian-born German politician and the leader
of the National Socialist German Workers Party
•The Enabling Act allowed Hitler to be the legal
dictator of Germany
11. Adolf Hitler
•Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and
further the leader of Germany from 1934 until his death at
1945.
•Austrian-born German politician and the leader
of the National Socialist German Workers Party
•The Enabling Act allowed Hitler to be the legal
dictator of Germany
16. New Weapons
Arado 234 - the world's first jet bomber,
Type 21 submarine - the world's first submarine built to stay submerged during its entire
patrol, not just during combat as earlier submarines did.
17. New Weapons
Arado 234 - the world's first jet bomber,
Type 21 submarine - the world's first submarine built to stay submerged during its entire
patrol, not just during combat as earlier submarines did.
Nerve Gas - the world's first three types of "Nerve Gas"
chemical weapons were developed in Germany: Tabun (1936),
Sarin (1938), Soman (1944), all many times more lethal than
earlier chemical weapons.
18. New Weapons
Arado 234 - the world's first jet bomber,
Type 21 submarine - the world's first submarine built to stay submerged during its entire
patrol, not just during combat as earlier submarines did.
Nerve Gas - the world's first three types of "Nerve Gas"
chemical weapons were developed in Germany: Tabun (1936),
Sarin (1938), Soman (1944), all many times more lethal than
earlier chemical weapons.
Radio Navigation - Since the beginning of World War 2, German night bombers
could efficiently navigate to their targets using systems of fixed radio transmitters,
and receivers installed in the bombers. This was the forefather of GPS. In the first 2
1/2 years of the war, Allied night bombers had no equivalent systems, and were
terribly inaccurate.
19. New Weapons
Arado 234 - the world's first jet bomber,
Type 21 submarine - the world's first submarine built to stay submerged during its entire
patrol, not just during combat as earlier submarines did.
Nerve Gas - the world's first three types of "Nerve Gas"
chemical weapons were developed in Germany: Tabun (1936),
Sarin (1938), Soman (1944), all many times more lethal than
earlier chemical weapons.
Radio Navigation - Since the beginning of World War 2, German night bombers
could efficiently navigate to their targets using systems of fixed radio transmitters,
and receivers installed in the bombers. This was the forefather of GPS. In the first 2
1/2 years of the war, Allied night bombers had no equivalent systems, and were
terribly inaccurate.
V-1 - the world's first cruise missile.
22. Presidents
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the
32nd President of the United
States and a central figure in
world events during the
mid-20th century, leading the
United States during a time of
worldwide economic crisis and
world war.
23. Presidents
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the
32nd President of the United
States and a central figure in
world events during the
mid-20th century, leading the
United States during a time of
worldwide economic crisis and
world war.
24. Presidents
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the
32nd President of the United
States and a central figure in
world events during the
mid-20th century, leading the
United States during a time of
worldwide economic crisis and
world war.
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd
President of the United States
(1945–1953). As President
Franklin D. Roosevelt's third
vice-president and the 34th Vice
President of the United States,
he succeeded to the presidency
on April 12, 1945, when
President Roosevelt died less
than three months after
beginning his fourth term.
25. Presidents
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the
32nd President of the United
States and a central figure in
world events during the
mid-20th century, leading the
United States during a time of
worldwide economic crisis and
world war.
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd
President of the United States
(1945–1953). As President
Franklin D. Roosevelt's third
vice-president and the 34th Vice
President of the United States,
he succeeded to the presidency
on April 12, 1945, when
President Roosevelt died less
than three months after
beginning his fourth term.
26. Presidents
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the
32nd President of the United
States and a central figure in
world events during the
mid-20th century, leading the
United States during a time of
worldwide economic crisis and
world war.
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd
President of the United States
(1945–1953). As President
Franklin D. Roosevelt's third
vice-president and the 34th Vice
President of the United States,
he succeeded to the presidency
on April 12, 1945, when
President Roosevelt died less
than three months after
beginning his fourth term.
29. Death Toll
Deaths as
Total
Country Population 1939 Civilian death % of 1939 military death
deaths
population
7,000,000 10,000,000 1.93 3,000,000
China 517,568,000
to 16,000,000 to 20,000,000 to 3.86 to 4,000,000
940,000 6,633,000 7.8
Germany 69,623,000 5,533,000
to 2,700,000 to 8,393,000 to 9.4
Japan 71,380,000 580,000 2,700,000 3.78 2,120,000
United States 131,028,000 1,700 418,500 0.32 416,800
United Kingdom 47,760,000 67,100 449,800 0.94 382,700
30. Deaths as
Total
Country Population 1939 Civilian death % of 1939 military death
deaths
population
7,000,000 10,000,000 1.93 3,000,000
China 517,568,000
to 16,000,000 to 20,000,000 to 3.86 to 4,000,000
940,000 6,633,000 7.8
Germany 69,623,000 5,533,000
to 2,700,000 to 8,393,000 to 9.4
Japan 71,380,000 580,000 2,700,000 3.78 2,120,000
United States 131,028,000 1,700 418,500 0.32 416,800
United Kingdom 47,760,000 67,100 449,800 0.94 382,700
33. Social Developments
While many fathers were in the war, women were left to raise
children on their own
Many young children were left with neighbors or relatives
Teenagers who were left at drifted to juvenile delinquency
War helped to create new families; high school sweethearts
often rushed into marriage
Marriage licenses issued increased by 300%
GI Bill of Rights helped ease the transition of returning
51. Benito Amilcare
Mussolini
Italian Dictator
On the German collapse (Apr., 1945)
Mussolini was captured, tried in a summary
court-martial, and shot with his mistress,
Clara Petacci.
52. Benito Amilcare
Mussolini
Italian Dictator
On the German collapse (Apr., 1945)
Mussolini was captured, tried in a summary
court-martial, and shot with his mistress,
Clara Petacci.
Achieved national prominence for his
opposition to the Libyan War (1911-12)
