APUSH Chapter 24 Key People

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Benito Mussolini (p. 768)

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Benito Mussolini (p. 768)

Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis Pact (1936), and allied Italy and Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the allies invaded Italy.

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Adolf Hitler (p. 768)

Australian-born founder of the German Nazi Party and chancellor of the Third Reich (1933-1945). His fascist philosophy, embodied in Mein Kampf (1925-1927), attracted widespread support, and after 1934 he ruled as an absolute dictator.

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Hideki Tojo (p. 773)

This genreal was Prime Minister of Japan during World War II while this man was dictator of the country. He gave his approval for the attack on Pearl Harbor and played a major role in Japan’s military decisions until he resigned in 1944.

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Charles A. Lindbergh (p. 769)

United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Winston Churchill (p. 772)

He was the prime minister of England during World War II. He was known as the bull-dog jawed orator who gave his people the nerve to fight off the air bombings occurring in their cities. He was in favor of the Eight-point Atlantic Charter and he was involved in the first conference.

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Harry S. Truman (p. 781)

33rd president of the United States; he became president upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He led the U.S. through the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War.

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Gordon Hirabayashi (p. 788)

Japanese fellow who refused to sign statement consenting to be interned; arrested then finally released because he had been illegally imprisoned.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower (p. 790)

Former U.S General who led the Allied forces in D-Day during WWII who was the Republican candidate for president in the election of 1952 with the slogan "I like Ike". He won over Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic candidate.

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