World War 2

led by dictator Hirohito; two atomic bombs were dropped in order to

force surrender

• Japan

• Germany

• United States

• Italy

led by President Roosevelt and President Truman; joined World

War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor

• Italy
• Japan
• Germany
• United States

led by dictator Adolf Hitler; took over much of Europe during World

War II

• Imperial Japan
• Soviet Union
• Nazi Germany
• Fascist Italy

led by Winston Churchill; was among the Allies

• United States

• France

• Germany

• Britain

 led by Joseph Stalin; was among the Allies

• France
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• Russia

led by dictator Benito Mussolini; was among the Axis Powers

• Japan
• Italy
• France
• Germany

was invaded by Japan before the start of World War II

• China

• Vietnam
• Thailand
• Indonesia

What caused the United States to enter the war?

• British declaration of war on Japan
• Italian attack on France
• German invasion of Poland
• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Why did the United States not enter WW2 before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Lack of military preparedness
• Policy of isolationism and neutrality
• Fear of retaliation from Axis powers
• Desire to maintain trade relations with all involved countries

Major Allied Powers during WW2

• Germany

  Italy

  Russia

• Great Britain

  Russia

  France

  China

  United States

• Japan

  China

  France

  United States

• Italy

  Germany

  Japan