WWII Images
Just a start - some of the leaders and events of
one of the darkest times in human history
one of the darkest times in human history
American General
Douglas A. Macarthur
- he was driven out in
the Far East, but
made good on his
boast of "I shall
return!"
Douglas A. Macarthur
- he was driven out in
the Far East, but
made good on his
boast of "I shall
return!"
Franklin Delano Roosevelt -
Wheelchair-bound (due to
Polio) President of The United
States of America, 1933 -
1945
Wheelchair-bound (due to
Polio) President of The United
States of America, 1933 -
1945
Winston Churchill,
Prime Minister of
England, 1941 - 1945,
and again from 1951 -
1955.
Prime Minister of
England, 1941 - 1945,
and again from 1951 -
1955.
Adolph Hitler, Chancellor of
Germany, 1938 - 1944.
Brought the entire world
into conflict. Ended his own
life with a bullet.
Germany, 1938 - 1944.
Brought the entire world
into conflict. Ended his own
life with a bullet.
Josef Vissarionovich
Dzhugashvili changed his
name to Josef Stalin,
('Stalin' is Russian for
'Steel') and led the Soviet
Union through the Second
World War. His ensuing
reign of terror accelerated
the spread of Communism
across Europe and East
Asia.
Dzhugashvili changed his
name to Josef Stalin,
('Stalin' is Russian for
'Steel') and led the Soviet
Union through the Second
World War. His ensuing
reign of terror accelerated
the spread of Communism
across Europe and East
Asia.
Japanese Emperor Hirohito -
he signed the surrender
agreement onboard an
American battleship after the
A-bombs were dropped on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
he signed the surrender
agreement onboard an
American battleship after the
A-bombs were dropped on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Italian Fascist ruler Benito
Mussolini. 'Il Duce' (The
Duke') was caught and
executed by Italians. His
body was hung
upside-down in an Italian
square for citizens to spit
upon.
Mussolini. 'Il Duce' (The
Duke') was caught and
executed by Italians. His
body was hung
upside-down in an Italian
square for citizens to spit
upon.
The first atomic bomb used during warfare - code named
'Little Boy' - dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6th,
1945. 80,000+ people die in less than 5 seconds.
'Little Boy' - dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6th,
1945. 80,000+ people die in less than 5 seconds.
The second atomic bomb, code named 'Fat Man, is
dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9th, 1945.
Over 40,000 people are killed. The Empire of Japan
surrendered unconditionally on August 14, 1945.
dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9th, 1945.
Over 40,000 people are killed. The Empire of Japan
surrendered unconditionally on August 14, 1945.
