1941-1945 Tools A B What prompted the U.S to enter the war in 1941 The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor Who lead 3 million Allied troops in the cross-channel invasion of Normandy General Dwight D. Eisenhower Who lead the Germans Adolf Hitler Who died of a massive cerebral hemmorage in 1945 President Franklin D. Roosevelet The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Japan cities. The first atomice bomb was dropped on the military-base city of Hiroshima The second atomic bomb was dropped on the Japan city of Nagasaki Where did Japan's surrender take place U.S.S. Missouri; anchored in Tokyo The U.S. entered WWII in 1941 on both the Pacific and European fronts WWII lasted from 1939-1945 The Allies consisted of Great Britian, Russia, and the U.S. The Axis powers consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan WWII remains the deadliest in history with between ___ and ___ dead from battle and acts of genocide perpetrated by Nazi officials 40 and 60 million Hitler's attempts to unite all German-speaking people in Europe led to his invasion of Czechoslovakia and then Poland in 1939 Who declared war on Germany after the invasion of Czechoslovakia and Poland Britian and France A dictator is : a ruler who wields absolute authority and controls the govenment within a state or nation Who was the dictator in Germany Adolf Hitler Who was the dictator in Italy Benito Mussolini Who was the dictoator in the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin The GI bill did what? Alloted funds to send former soldiers to school