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Leaders of WW2 - Coggle Diagram
Leaders of WW2
Hideki Tojo (Japan)
Implemented ultra-nationalist and imperialist policies
Advocated pre-emptive attacks on the USA and Europe
Oversaw the Japanese conquest of much of Southeast Asia
Benito Mussolini (Italy)
Believed in militarism and imperialism
Wanted to reunite the Ancient Roman empire
Used heavy propaganda and censorship to control the people
Adolph Hitler (Germany)
Believed in the superiority of the Aryan race
Wanted to restore Germany to its former glory
Used economic distress and public discontent to scapegoat Jews and rise to power
Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA)
Made the European front a priority over the Japanese one
Entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbour
Consistently involved Dwight D. Eisenhower in the military planning
Charles de Gaulle (France)
Led Free France against the Nazis
Fought in WW1 and WW2, and led the French government at multiple junctions
Emerged from WW2 as the undisputed leader of France
Winston Churchill (Great Britain)
Took over from Neville Chamberlain, a pacifist
Called for British re-armament to counter Germany's militarism
Closely involved in Allied military matters
Michinomiya Hirohito (Japan)
Largely a figurehead in Japan
Let his ministers and advisers do most of the work
Became a complete figurehead after the Japanese surrender
Joseph Stalin (USSR)
Implemented economic reforms and industrialization policies
Indirectly responsible for the deaths of 7-9 million people
Closely involved in most Soviet military matters