By : Yajaira J Period 2

The Dictators of WWII

I. Hitler was born in Austria on April 20, 1889.

II. Hitler had only one sibling that survived childhood, her name was Paula.

III. In 1932, Hitler was granted German citizenship.

IV. As dictator of Germany, Hitler wanted to increase and strengthen the German army as well as expand Germany's territory.

Adolf Hitler

I. He was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, in German it is called Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, or "Nazi" for short.

II. By forming this party, Hitler not only improved his once improvrished country but made it a force to be wreckened with.

Adolf Hitler

How his Political Career Ended

I. He committed suicide by a gun shot on April 30 1945 in Berlin.

II. His wife Eva committed suicide with him by drinking a poison called cyanide.

I. Benito Mussolini was born on July 29 1883 in Predappio, a city in northern central Italy.

II. In March 1919, Mussolini formed the Fascist Party.

Benito Mussolini

I. Benito Mussolini was a fascist dictator that became a Prime Minister of Italy in 1922.

II. He ruled until Italy came under intense attack from the Allies during WWII and greater control by Nazi Germany .

His Actions while a Dictator

How his Political Career Ended

As the Allies advanced northwards through Italy, Mussolini fled towards Switzerland. He was captured by Italian partisans and shot on 28 April 1945.

I. Hideki Tojo was born in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 1884.

II. He symbolized, in his rise to leadership of the Japanese government.

III. Tojo had great power at the beginning of the war and in the West was often likened to Hitler and Mussolini.

IV. Tojo was still not a dictator like Hitler or Mussolini.

Hideki Tojo

I. Hideki Tojo was a Japanese general and premier during World War II.

Hideki Tojo

How His Political Career Ended

I. His nickname was "kamisori," or "the razor“ in Japanese.

II. He became prime minister of Japan less than two months before he ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

III. He is the only Japanese head of government to be executed for war crimes.

I. Joseph Stalin was born on December 18, 1879.II. In February 1917, the Russian Revolution

began.III. The Soviet Union was founded in 1922.IV. At the start of World War II, Stalin formed an

alliance with Adolf Hitler and Germany.V. In order to fight off the Germans, Stalin joined

the Allies of Britain and the United States.

Joseph Stalin

I. Joseph Stalin, ruled the Soviet Union, from 1928 until his death in 1953.

II. At 73 years of age, had suffered a stroke and died at 9:50 p.m. on March 5, 1953

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