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  Posted by Beatriz Valdes on July 17, 2024 at 5:56 pm

  Who were some famous leaders during World War II?

  Rhona Acosta replied 7 months, 4 weeks ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Rhona Acosta

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  July 18, 2024 at 11:11 am

  Here are some of the most famous leaders during World War II:

  Franklin D. Roosevelt (United States):

  President of the United States from 1933 to 1945

  Led the U.S. through the majority of WWII until his death in 1945

  Winston Churchill (United Kingdom):

  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945

  Played a pivotal role in leading the Allied war effort against the Axis powers

  Adolf Hitler (Germany):

  Führer and Reich Chancellor of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945

  Initiated the war in Europe and was the driving force behind the Axis powers

  Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union):

  General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1953

  Led the Soviet Union’s war efforts against Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front

  Benito Mussolini (Italy):

  Prime Minister and Duce of Fascist Italy from 1922 to 1943

  Aligned Italy with Germany and Japan, forming the Axis powers

  Chiang Kai-shek (China):

  Leader of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1949

  Headed the Chinese war effort against the Empire of Japan

  Charles de Gaulle (France):

  Leader of the Free French Forces during the war

  Became the first President of the Fourth French Republic after the war

  These leaders played crucial roles in shaping the course of World War II, either through their leadership of the Allied or Axis powers, or by leading their respective countries’ war efforts.

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