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WW II Leaders
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History
10th Grade
12/02/2008

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Adolf Hitler
Definition
Nazi leader of Germany
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Benito Mussolini
Definition
Fascist leader of Italy
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Joseph Stalin
Definition
Leader of the Soviet Union
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Erwin Rommel
Definition

The "desert fox"

 

German general defeated in N. Africa

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Douglas McArthur

Definition

US General in WW II

 

accepted the surrender of Japan in 1945

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Dwight D Eisenhower
Definition

US General

 

US commander in the European theatre

 

defeated Rommel in North Africa

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Who were "The Big Three" and where did they meet?
Definition

Winston Churchill (Great Britain)

 

Woodrow Wilson (US)

 

Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)

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Hideki Tojo
Definition
General of Japanese forces
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Hirohito
Definition
Emporer of Japan
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George Marshall
Definition

US Secretary of State

 

Proposed the Marshall Plan

(aid to war torn western Europe - to stop the spread of communism)

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Communism
Definition

Soviet Union

 

strong nationalism

absolute government rule

government run businesses

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Fascism
Definition

Italy

 

strong sense of nationalism

strong government rule

 

privately owned businesses

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Naziism
Definition

Germany

 

National socialists

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