Mrs. Percefull
WSIII
Computer Lab: Leaders of World War II
Biography Assignment of Great Leaders of WWII
POINTS: ________ [30]
STUDENTS: Look up two of the below leaders:
 _____Write a paragraph summary background of who the leaders were
 _____Describe in detail your opinion (supported by facts) the leaders
importance in World War II.
 FINAL PRODUCT: 2 PARAGRAPH ESSAY FOR EACH OF YOU YOUR
LEADERS. [4 paragraphs total]
 NAME DATE PERIOD AT TOP OF PAPER.
 0 points for cut and paste. No makeups!
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt- the United States
Biography- http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/fdrbio.html
WWII informationhttp://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/gahff/html/ff_157700_rooseveltfra.htm
2. Winston Churchill- England/Great Britain
Biography- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill BEST SITE!
Churchill impact on WWII has been much debated. Read up
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=37 MORE COMPLICATED
3. Josef Stalin- Russian
Biography: http://www.ehistory.com/wwii/PeopleView.cfm?PID=371
WWII Information scroll down to WWII and post WWII section:
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Josef%20Stalin
4. Adolf Hitler- Leader of Nazi Germany
Biography & World War II information: Skip thought this article and find what you need for this
assignment- http://www.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_hitler.html
Bibliography- http://motlc.wiesenthal.org/text/x22/xm2227.html
5. Benito Mussolini- Leader of Italy a Fascist State
Definition of Fascism- http://www.publiceye.org/eyes/whatfasc.html
Biography- http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/mussolin.htm
WWII & Fascism information- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini
6. Emperor Hirohito- Japanese Emperor during WWII, seen by some as a god.
Biography and influence during WWII- Longer article
http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/hirohito1.html