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Germany: Under the dictatorship of adolf hitler, they conquered surrounding powers and emphasized superior race of Germans.

Japan: Led by Isoroku Yamamoto, seeked for external wealth by taking over other countries. They were later taken down by atomic bomb from US.

Russia: Germany and Russia formed an anti aggression treaty. Russia was later invaded by Germany when Germans were looking for more land to conquer.

US: Initially helped Europe with lend lease act. Later due to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, they declared war on Japan. They dropped two atomic bomb to make Japan surrender.

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Crowned prince at age 15, Hirohito was Japan’s longest-reigning emperor, holding the throne from 1926 - 1989. Hirohito’s involvement with Japan’s military in WWII remains debatable, as he had limited influence over the military and politics, and proved to be unenthusiastic about Japan’s participation in the war. He announced Japan’s surrender to the Allied Forces in 1945, and remained an active figure in Japan until his death in 1989.

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Churchill was the Prime minister of Britain from 1940 until 1945 and when Britain declared war on Germany, he was appointed chairman of the military. He made treaties and alliances with the United States and Russia and in the early war, by dominating Germany in their air, handed Germany their first defeat.

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Tojo Hideki was a soldier and statesman, as well as Japan’s prime minister from 1941-1944, during most of the Pacific theatre portion of WWII. An efficient and hardworking bureaucrat, Tojo was one of the most aggressive militarists in Japan, leading his country’s war efforts after the attack at Pearl Harbor. Under his direction, Japan scored victories throughout Southeast Asia and the western Pacific region. However, in 1946, Tojo was tried for war crimes in which he was found guilty, and was executed in Tokyo in 1948.

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Harry S. Truman served as President Roosevelt’s vice president for 82 days before Roosevelt was killed, after which Truman became the 33rd president of the United States. Within the first six months of his term, Truman announced the Germans’ surrender and dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, ending WWII. He guided the U.S in the early stages of the Cold War, and prompted U.S. involvement in the Korean War. Truman eventually stepped out of office in 1953, and died in 1972.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States who led the country through the Great Depression and WWII, while expanding the powers of the federal government through a series of reforms known as the “New Deal.” In office from 1933 to his death in 1952, Roosevelt was the only American president to serve four terms. During WWII, Roosevelt began a series of measures to help defend France and Britain from Nazi aggression, including the Lend-Lease Act in 1941. Furthermore, he helped develop strategies to defeat Germany in Europe through a series of invasions, including the D-Day invasion in 1944. While Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio in 1921 and spent the rest of his days in a wheelchair, he still followed through his political career, with the help of his wife, Eleanor.

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(October 1945) Creation of the United Nations

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(October 1945) Creation of the United Nations

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The United Nations is a replacement for the league of nations and we use it today

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The United Nations: History and Functions

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When cornered, Hitler would rather die than be captured so he killed himself

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With no radical leader to follow, Germany surrenders

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(August 1945) America attacks Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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(August 1945) America attacks Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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To end the war with Japan, the US dropped two nuclear bombs on Japanese cities

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After the harsh bombings, Japan ceased fighting

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(January 1944) The end of the Siege of Leningrad

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(January 1944) The end of the Siege of Leningrad

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Leningrad was invaded but the citizens stayed in their shelters for years and millions died

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On D-Day, hundreds of thousands of American troops parachuted and sailed onto German land and a few thousand died but the operation was successful.

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Italy faced civil problems which led to the execution of their current leader, Mussolini.

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The day that will live in infamy. Dec 7, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and killed over 2,500 people

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Pearl Harbor was the reason the US needed to enter the war

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(September 1941) The start of the Siege of Leningrad

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(September 1941) The start of the Siege of Leningrad

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Many in Germany burnt their personal objects and belongings to keep the Germans from getting them

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(April 1941) Germany Takes Over Greece and Yugoslavia

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(April 1941) Germany Takes Over Greece and Yugoslavia

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(June 1941) Germany attacked The Soviet Union

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(June 1941) Germany attacked The Soviet Union

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The Germans broke the non aggression pact to get more land and resources

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Proposed in late 1940 and passed in March 1941, the Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II

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(March 1941) Germany takes over Bulgaria

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(March 1941) Germany takes over Bulgaria

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Taken over to supply more land

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Romania was bombed, and shortly seized by the axis powers

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Germany accepts defeat by Britain and it is shown that Germany is not invincible

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(1940 July) Start of the battle of Britain

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(1940 July) Start of the battle of Britain

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Britain started the battle and dominated the air

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France surrenders due to being overwhelmed by the Blitzkrieg

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(May 1940) Germany takes over Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium

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(May 1940) Germany takes over Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium

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Germany took over these three smaller countries to gain land

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Germany took Denmark over to counteract a potential French/British occupancy

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Germany took Denmark over to counteract a potential French/British occupancy

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German army units went around the Maginot line through a forest and won and forced France to sign an armistice that gave up land

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Germany invades Poland and shares it with Russia.

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Anshlus: Germany wanted to takeover areas with German population.

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Japan expands their conquest by invading China.

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To ultimately test the League of Nations, Germany invaded Rhineland. The League did nothing

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Hitler and Mussolini supported the Spanish Nationalist and formed an alliance with eachother.

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Mussolini, adopting Hitler’s plans, tried to expand Italy and test the League of Nations.

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Hitler wanted to impose domination of race on their taken areas.

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Despite the Treaty of Versailles they signed, Germany decided to rebuild their army. This showed the first aggression from the Germans.
This was also used to test the League of Nations' reaction.

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Hitler was a strong leader and won the support of the people. He promised to improve the economy of Germany.

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Japanese seeked external resources.