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GWH MT VA WHII.12a Teacher Activity
Standard WHII.12a
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the worldwide impact of World War II by
a) explaining economic and political causes, major events, and identifying
leaders of the war, with emphasis on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman,
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George Marshall, Winston
Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Hideki Tojo, and Hirohito.
Essential Skill
Analyze trends in human migration and cultural interaction. (WHII.1e)
Identifying World Leaders of World War II
Interactive Whiteboard Activity
Resource
Create a table like the one below and title Leaders of World War II.
Items to Display
Leaders:
Hirohito
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hideki Tōjō
George Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roles:
Emperor
General/Prime Minister
Dictator
Prime Minister
President
Army General
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GWH MT VA WHII.12a Teacher Activity
Countries:
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Japan
Affiliation:
Axis
Allies
Activity
Displaying the table, have student volunteers place the items displayed in the correct
row to identify the major leaders of World War II. It may be helpful to review
Chapter 19 of Glencoe World History: Modern Times.
Leader
Leaders of World War II
Role
Country
Affiliation
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Critical Thinking
Analyzing Tables Ask: Of the ten leaders found in the table, which did not
live to see the end of the war? (Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, and
Hideki Tōjō.)
Answers to Activity
Leader
Leaders of World War II
Role
Country
Affiliation
Franklin D.
Roosevelt
President
United States
Allies
Harry Truman
President
United States
Allies
Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Army General
United States
Allies
Douglas MacArthur
Army General
United States
Allies
George Marshall
Army General
United States
Allies
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister
Great Britain
Allies
Joseph Stalin
Dictator
Soviet Union
Allies
Adolf Hitler
Dictator
Germany
Axis
Hideki Tōjō
General/Prime
Minister
Japan
Axis
Emperor
Japan
Axis
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GWH MT VA WHII.12a Teacher Activity
Hirohito
Answers to Student Activity
1. Social Darwinism or that the world was locked in a struggle where only the strong
would survive.
2. Hitler did not believe Germany was big enough. To solve this problem, Hitler
proposed Germans find colonies and expand toward the east and Russia.
3. Hitler wanted to “right the wrong” of the Versailles Treaty which had taken
German territory and restricted the German army.
4. In June 1935, Hitler signed a naval agreement with Britain that allowed Germany
to build a navy bigger than what the Treaty of Versailles allowed.
Answers to Graphic Organizer:
Agreement with Mussolini, 1936
Anti-Comintern Pact with Japan, 1936
Munich Conference, 1938
Nonaggression Pact with Soviet Union, 1939
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