Key Figures
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the American president during all but last four months of World War II due to his death from cerebral hemorrhage.
Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party, controlling German forces throughout World War II.
Benito Mussolini was the prime minister of Italy. Mussolini entered the war in June of 1940 and was a close ally of Adolf Hitler.
Winston Churchill was the prime minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945 and then from 1951 to 1955. Churchill led Britain's battle against Nazi Germany during World War II.
Josef Stalin was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union's Central Committee. Under his leadership, the Soviet's played a huge role in the defeat of Hitler's Germany.
Harry S. Truman became president after FDR's death. While in control, the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs in Japan ending the war.
Dwight D. Eisenhower led U.S. troops to defeat Axis forces in North Africa in 1942. He also prepared U.S. military forces for the D-Day invasion in France.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin Harry S. Truman Dwight Eisenhower