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WORLD WAR II NOTABLE PEOPLE

Match the person with the correct description of their life.

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Dwight EisenhowerSupreme Commander of Allied invasion of Normandy, directed Allied invasion of Normandy, & the campaign from D-Day until Germany surrendered. 34th President of U.S. (1953-1961).
Douglas MacArthurOrganized island-hopping offensive & Supreme Commander of Allied powers, presided over the Japanese surrender on 9-2-45.
Adolph HitlerDictator of German Nazi movement. We started W.W. II on 9-1-39 for control of central Europe.
Benito MussoliniPrime of Italy, dictator of Fascist regime, defeated in 1942.
Franklin D. Roosevelt32nd President of U.S. 1933-1945 (4 terms).
Harry S. TrumanBecame 33rd President (1945-53) upon FDR's death. Authorized dropping of atomic bombs.
Hideki TojoMinister of War (1940-41) and Premier of Japan. Hanged as a war criminal
Neville ChamberlainBritish statesman & Prime Minister of England (1937-41). Advocated appeasement of Italy & Germany. Resigned in 1940.
Winston ChurchillPrime Minister of Britain (1940-45) insisted on Hitler's unconditional surrender.
Joseph StalinGeorgian Marxist revolutionary & Dictator of USSR (1928-53)
Erwin RommelGerman Field Marshal, led 1940 invasion of France, & commanded Afrika Korps.
Isoroku YamamotoPlanned and directed attack on Pearl Harbor (12-7-41) , defeated at Battle of Midway (6-1-42), & killed when his plane was short down over Solomon Islands.
Showa Hirohito24th Emperior of Japan (1926-1989). Against militarism of 1930s but remaining silent drew Japan into WW II.

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