Key People in WW2 Flashcards
(11 cards)
Who was Adolf Hitler?
Failed art school student, hated Jews, and dictator of the Nazi party
Give a brief explanation of who Dwight D. Eisenhower was.
leader of the allied forces in europe during ww2 and leader of troops in africa. Eventually 34th US president
Who was Winston Churchill?
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Led the US denunciation of the Nazis
Who was Joseph Stalin?
Leader of Soviet Union
Who was Bernard Montgomery?
He was the British commander of the 21st Army Group as he commanded all ground forces in the initial stages of the invasion in Operation Overlord
Who was Hirohito?
Emperor of Japan
Who was Benito Mussolini?
Leader of Italy
Erwin Rommel?
German Field Marshal in charge of defending the French coast; “Desert Fox” →quick and sudden successful attacks against the allies in Africa
Who was Mackenzie King?
Prime Minister of Canada for 22 years
Who was Elsie MacGill?
- Canadian engineer who produced the Hawker Hurricane fighter planes during World War II
- Made planes very strong so that they could survive through the cold
- She studied at the University of Toronto
