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Allied/Axis Powers in WWII

Brian Copenhaver

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World War II Allied/Axis Individual countries

Green- Allies before the attack on Pearl HarborBlue- Allies after the attack on Pearl HarborBlack- Axis PowersRed- Russia started Axis and switched to AlliedGray- Neutral or not involved countries

Click on America, Great Britain, Russia, Germany, Japan, or Italy to get started

Click here for Conclusion and Sources

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America

• America entered World War II after the attacks on Pearl Harbor December 7,1941.

• America was one of the main factors in an Allied victory.

• The war helped America grow as a country and establish itself as a dominant world power. For all slides: click pictures to

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Great Britain

• Great Britain was also a main factor in helping win the war in Europe.

• British troops teamed with America soldiers in the famous attacks on the beaches of Normandy, France.

• British troops also helped in Africa fighting of German forces.

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Soviet Union• The Soviet Union, now Russia,

started as an Axis power but later switched to an Ally after Hitler broke a pact and invaded the country.

• The Soviet Union was also considered a dominant country after the war.

• The Soviets all but ended the war when taking the city of Berlin and the most important building for the Nazis, the Reichstag. For all slides: click pictures to

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Germany• The Nazis of Germany were

well known in the war for their leader Adolf Hitler and his killing of the Jewish people.

• The Nazis started the war by invading Poland on September 1, 1939 with Slovakia, another Axis country.

• The main reason Germany lost the war was because of their lack of oil and failure to defeat the Soviets. For all slides: click pictures to

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Japan• Along with Pearl Harbor, the

Japanese attacked Southeast Asian and Central Pacific areas like Thailand and Malaya.

• Japan had invaded China before the official beginning of World War II helping them expand before the war.

• Japan lost the war after two atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Americans ending the war. For all slides: click pictures to advance

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Italy

• Italy declared war on France and the United Kingdom after the German invasion on France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

• Italian forces were driven back from Africa with their navy suffering significant defeats.

• Italy was the first main Axis country defeated when Allied forces pushed through and Italian leader Benito Mussolini was killed.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Roosevelt was elected to office four times.

• Roosevelt did not want to enter the war saying, “I’ve seen war, and I hate war.”

• Roosevelt was the main reason America was a power in the war.

• Roosevelt died in office April 12, 1944 shortly before the war ended.

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Winston Churchill

• Churchill was the leader of British forces.

• Churchill was almost killed by a car during the war which may have changed the entire outcome.

• He was a soldier in the first World War and helped implement the use of tear gas.

• Churchill died January 24, 1965.

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Josef Stalin

• Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union.

• Stalin was widely known for being the leader of the Communist Party.

• Stalin signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler as an Axis power until Hitler broke it.

• Died March 5, 1953

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Adolf Hitler• Hitler was the leader of Nazi

Germany.• Hitler was a painter before

becoming the leader of the Third Reich.

• Hitler was known for the countless murders of Jews, Communists, homosexuals, the handicapped, gypsies, among others.

• Hitler committed suicide before he was captured by Soviet soldiers April 30, 1945.

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Hirohito

• Hirohito was the Emperor of Japan.

• After the war, Hirohito helped with the reorganization of the Japanese state.

• Hirohito allowed the invasion of China before the war began.

• He lived through the war and died January 7, 1989.

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Benito Mussolini

• Mussolini was the leader of Italy.

• Mussolini was one of the founders of the Fascist government.

• He was imprisoned during the war and later rescued by German forces.

• Mussolini was executed while trying to flee to Switzerland and was hung upside in Milan for all to see his defeat.

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America Question

Who took over after the death of Roosevelt in office before the war was over?

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Great Britain Question

What sign did Winston Churchill give the crowd in London after the Allied victory?

Hint: Peace Back to Map

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Soviet Union Question

What was one nickname of the Soviet army?Hint: Do you know your colors?

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German Question

What were the features of the “perfect person” Hitler envisioned?

Hint: A lot of guys like this type of girl

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Japan Question

Why did the Japanese flag look the way it did before it was changed after the war?

Hint: It sets in the west

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Italy Question

What area did Italy occupy the most of?Hint: It has a horn

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ConclusionI really liked this project. It took a while to do, but I like the end result. I’m glad I made it based on my major because it gave me a taste of what it would be like to use something like this in the classroom. I went with a history theme because it is my major. I tried to implement as much history related material as possible in the presentation, while putting some educational things in as well. I want to be a history teacher so the educational aspect and the history aspect went well with each other. The three ah-ha moments I had started with the Power Point itself. I have done many Power Points throughout my years of school, but I never had to do a non-linear one. I know the program well, but I had to watch a video on how to make this kind of slide show. My first ah-ha moment was learning how to make this non-linear. My second would be all of the pictures I found for the Power Point because I didn’t know most of the countries presented had different flags back then. My last ah-ha moment would be some of the general information that I found out about the countries I presented. I feel great about everything in the Power Point and I think it came out great.

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Bibliography

• http://www.google.com/• http://www.wikipedia.org/• http://images.google.com/images • http://www.worldwar-2.net/ • http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/phot

os/• http://www.world-war-2.info/

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