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Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler seized power on January 30th, 1933. Hitler was the ruler of Germany for 12 years, which lead to death of millions in World War II. Hitler is known to be the history's most hated villain. He joined the German Workers' Party in 1919. Later the group was renamed to National Socialist German Worker Party, which was later shortened to The Nazi Party. By 1921 Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party, and in 1923 he lead an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the ruling of German Weimar Republic. After Hitler tried to complete that, he was sent to prison. While in prison, Adolf wrote a story about himself called, //My Struggle//. He came out of prison less then a year later as the speaker for the poor and nationalistic Germans. In 1933, Adolf Hitler was made into the chancellor. While he was a chancellor, he suspended the constitution, and brought all the Nazis to power. Hitler enforced new rules with the Secret Police, and formed many concentration camps that were made for Jews, Gypsies, and Germans who had other political views then he had. When all of the concentration camps were first built, all of the camps were extermination camps, which killed all of it's prisoners. World War II's official date of beginning is September 1st, 1939. That date is somewhat incorrect. On September 1st, 1939 Germany invades Poland. Then, on September 3rd, 1939 Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. During World War II the Nazis engaged in many violent acts. An estimated six million Jews were targeted during the Holocaust. When the Soviet troops entered Germany, it was suggested that Hitler should try and escape. Hitler rejected the idea, as he feared the possibility of being captured. Hitler heard rumors that the troops would parade the streets of Germany in cages, until they could capture him. To prevent the humiliation Adolf Hitler decide to commit suicide. Two days before his death, he married Eva Braun. Eva agreed that she would commit suicide with him. She could have become rich by writing stories, but instead she decided not to live without Hitler. Adolf Hitler wrote a will stating that he would give all his property to the Nazi Party. On April 30, 1945, after saying their farewells, Adolf and Eva went into a private room and took cyanide tablets. Hitler also shot himself in the head. His body was then cremated and his ashes were hidden in the Chancellery grounds.


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Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was born November 30, 1874 in England. When Winston Churchill was young he had a speech impediment which he worked to overcome. Winston met his wife Clementine Hozier in 1904. Clementine and Winston had 5 children together. In 1893 Churchill applied to the Royal Military College. It took Winston 3 tries before passing the military exam. Later in 1895 Winston traveled to Cuba to observe the Spanish fight the Cuban Guerrillas. After Cuba Winston was transfered to India in early October of 1896. Churchill was later sent to Sudan and Oldham, also South Africa. In 1914 World War 1 broke out and lasted until 1918.

In 1939 World War 2 was officially started. After Hitler and the Nazi party took over Germany Churchill argued that Britain and France should form a Military alliance against the Soviet Union. Churchill became First Lord of the Admiralty on April 4th 1940. Churchill also became chairman of the Military Coordinating Committee. Later in that same month the German Army invaded Norway. On May 10th, 1940, George VI chose Churchill as prime minister. Later that day the German Army began to invaded the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Two days later German forces invaded France. Churchill soon developed a strong relationship with Franklin D. Roosevelt which led to the sharing and trading of war supplies. The Lend Lease agreement of March 1941 allowed Britain to order war goods from the United States. After Perl Harbor Churchill worked close by Franklin D. Roosevelt to take victory over Germany and Japan. He was also a loyal ally of the Soviet Union after Hiter launched Operation Barbarossa in June, 1941.  Churchill became leader of the opposition and when visiting the United States in March 1946. There Winston made his famous Iron Curtain speech at Fulton, Missouri. Winston also suffered the first of several strokes in August 1946, but this information was kept from the public and he continued to lead the Conservative Party. Churchill returned to power after the 1951 General Election. Churchill was also awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Churchill's health continued to get worse, which lead him to retire in 1955. Winston Churchill later died on January 24th, 1965.
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Hideki Tojo
Hideki Tojo was born on December 30th, 1884 Tokyo, Japan. Hideki Tojo joined the Japanese Army his service in the military including his time in Switzerland and Germany. In 1933 Tojo was promoted as major general. Tojo then became the head of the Kwauntung Army’s military police on September 1935. On March 1937- May 1938 when he became Lieutenant general he was a the chief of staff to the Kwauntung Army’s military police. On May 1938 a man named Fumimaro Kondoye made himself as the vice minister of war. After Fumimaro returned to the armed services Hideki Tojo became the supporter to Nazi Germany. Hideki Tojo planned a pre-emtive strick on China and the Soviet Union. In July 1941 he was appointed the new prime minister of war by Fumimaro who was the first prime minister of war. On december 7th 1941 he orderd the attack on Pearl Harbor to slow down the American military. In July 1944 Hideki Tojo knew the Japanese would lose the war and then he shot himself in the chest to avoid being arrested. On 1945 he was nursed back into health but on December 23rd 1948 he was executed for war crimminal charges.
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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin was the ruler of Soviet Union. He was a great ruler to the people of Soviet Union. During his childhood, he showed rebellion from with in him. A couple of days before he was supposed to graduate he was expelled. The reason was that he was expressing his true thoughts and plans to ruin the government of the Soviet Union. This upset the people.

Joseph himself felt the lost of some one he loved and cared for. In 1891 his father had died. He was apart of a group that was against the government of the Soviet Union. He was given a name, because he was involved with many robberies. The leaders Karl Marx and Frederich Engels, they believed doing this would help their funds of their group.

When, Joseph Stalin came into power in the Soviet Union everything changed. He came into office with an iron fist. During World War II, he and Hitler made an agreement to no attack each other. When Hitler failed at attacking Great Britain he went against the Soviet Union .The Soviet Union wasn’t prepared fro the attack. So Soviet Union lost.

That was going to be the end to the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin.
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Rosie the riveter was the icon of women going into the work force, while the men where in war. Real life Rosie took the job of many of the jobs that men did in a factory. She would build the bomber planes. Most of the time, the conditions were sometimes harsh and pay was not always equal. The average man working in a wartime factory was paid $54.65 per week, while women were paid about $31.50. Women would get paid $0.70 an hour, while the men got paid $1.00. Eight million women entered the work force within a year. By the time 1945 came, 12 million - 19 million women were in the factories working. Once the soldiers came back in 1945 - 46, most of the women were told that they couldn't work any more. The women never really left, they couldn't afford to. http://www.historystudycenter.com
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Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain was born on March 18, 1869 in Birmingham. He was taught in Birmingham too. He started a very successful business career and afterward, in 1915, he became mayor of Birmingham. In 1918 he was elected a Conservative member for parliament for Ladywood in Birmingham. He was quickly promoted to chancellor of the exchequer and minister of health. Chamberlain became prime minister after beating Stanley Baldwin in the election of 1937. Neville Chamberlain believed that he had kept World War Two from breaking out in 1938 after he and France made the Munich Agreement with Hitler. The Munich Agreement was when Britain and France agreed that Sudetenland should be given to Hitler. Neville Chamberlain believed that since he had appeased with Hitler he kept "peace in our time". But of course Hitler eventually invaded Poland and World War Two broke out. []
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower
During World War II, General Eisenhower was the lead commander for the North Africa invasion. The Allies were victorious over Vichy France in North Africa. On November 13, 1942, the Vichy French in North Africa signed an armistice. The fighting in North Africa prevented the invasion of France by the Allies. General Dwight D. Eisenhower had also led the invasion of Normandy, also known as "D-day." The Allies had invaded France from the north and had liberated France on September 15, 1944. On December 16, the Battle of the Bulge began with a surprise German offence. The Allies won at Bastogne on December 26, 1944. By May 2, the Axis soldiers surrendered at Berlin. On May 8, 1944, the Allies celebrated victory in Europe.
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General Omar Bradley
Omar Bradley is known as being one of the main US Army field commanders in North America and Europe during World Was II, he did not start off as commander though. In 1915 he joined the 14th Infantry Regiment. Like many other people he did not see action in Europe. He did do a lot of stateside assignments, he served on the Mexican border in 1915. From that point on he was promoted to captain. When he was a captain he was placed in Montana. On August 1918 he was placed in the 19th Infantry, which was doing the European deployment. Between the wars that he was in, he taught and studied. Being captain still didn't put him on the front line until early 1943 after Operation Torch.

In the approach of D-day, Omar was chosen to command the US 1st Army. Omar succeeded with the US 1st Army, so he also got the assignment to command the US 12th Army. Under his wing, the US 12th Army, was known as the biggest group of American soldiers under one commander. Omar's Army Group covered a wide range of land, from Netherlands to Lorraine. While Omar focused on two campaigns the Germans got together and planed a surprise attack on American Soldiers.

Omar was one of the main US Army field commanders during World War II. This is what he did during the war and this is what he is known for.
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// Admiral Charles Nimitz //
Admiral Charles Nimitz was a five-star admiral in the United States Navy. He was born in Fredericksburg, Texas. His house today is Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site. His grandfather retired as a sea captain. Admiral was influenced on his grandfather, Charles H. Nimitz (Admirals grandfather)”thought him the sea like life itself is a stern taskmaster. The best way to get along with either is to learn all you can then do your best and don't worry especially about things over which you have no control.” Charles was the United States last surviving Fleet Admiral.
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General George Patton
George S. Patton had been a First Officer of the US Tank Corps during the first World War. During the 2nd world Patton commanded the 2nd armored division, and later the 1 armored corps. He had been promoted Major General, and he was commanding the Western Task Force during Operation Torch in, what is now part of France. Patton was known for always having a bad attitude and having little or no sympathy for the soldiers he had been commanding. Upon visiting a hospital Patton asked a soldier there, "Whats the matter with you?" The soldier who was a patient there replied, "I guess it's my nerves." Patton called him a coward, and many vulgar words, and then smacked the 27 year old soldier. It was the second time Patton had accused a soldier of Cowardice and slapped them.

He had fought many battles and gave many harsh orders. Patton had no mercy, and was seemingly fearless. He had been a commander in the fight that lead to Hitlers suicide, the Battle of the Bulge. He survived World War II, but later died in a car accident back in the states. He and General Gay collided with a GMC truck, General Gay survived the incident, Patton did not.

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Hermann Goring
Hermann Goring was born in Rosehip, Bavaria in 1893. He got commission in the army in 1912. He actually served in World War 1. He met Hitler in 1921 and became apart of the Nazi Party. He was elected to Reichstag in 1928 and became President of the Body in 1932. He helped bring Hitler to power as chancellor. Plus, he had other offices that he used to establish elements of the Nazi like secret police and concentration camps. The Majority WW2, he was in charge of Germany’s air force. The air force was used for lightning warfare, also known as blitzkrieg. After that, Germany took over o5n country after the other. He ordered for relentless bombing of Great Britain, The Battle Of Britain. During the war he owned a huge estate and gathered a stolen art collection. After the war, he was arrested and sent to Nuremberg for a trial. He committed suicide by using poison on October 15, 1946, the night he was going to be executed. Works Cited []
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Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels was born October 29, 1897 in Rheydt, Prussia. Joseph was a german politition and reich minister of propaganda in Nazi, Germany from 1933 to 1945. He worked for dictator, Adolf Hitler, he was the closest associates and most devouted followers. He was known for his zealous oratory and anti-semitism's.

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French Resistance
The French Resistance was a group of people led by Marshal Henri-Philippe Pentain, who did not support the Nazis. The 1.5 million French soldiers that were captured by the Germans, and became prisoners of war The French were forced to stop members of the armed forces from leaving the countries and told their citizens not to fight against the Germans.

France had to pay the occupation costs of the German troops. Some members of the French army led by Charles De Gaulle managed to escape to England. After arriving, he made a speech, where he argued saying, “Whatever happens, the flame of the French Resistance must not and will not be extinguished.” Edited By: Kiley S.
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Paul Reynaud
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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin became leader of the Soviet Union in 1924 shortly after Vladimir Lenin's death. Stalin Exerted Greater political power than any others leader in history. He Also helped defeat Germany in 1941-1945, and with that defeat it extended soviets control to embrace a belt around eastern European states. Stalin sabotaged the excess of individual freedom and failed to assist individual prosperity. Also he lead the soviet union to nuclear age.

Stalin initially signed a treaty with Germany during WW2 and later Germany Turned on the Soviet Union betraying the treaty. Edited By: Kiley S.
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 * Dr. Magala **

Dr. Heinrich Megala was the instigator of what became known as the Captain Atom Project. His expedition with Damon and Ashana Long and Dr. Anton Sarrok to retrieve a sample from the Silver Shield with X-Ionizer led to the death of Damon, insanity of Dr. Sarrok, and eventual loss of the X-Ionizer and Ashana in Vietnam, as well as crippling injuries to Megala himself. Along the way, with Wade Eiling, and using the alien metal from the Silver Shield, he created Captain Atom and Major Force. Megala participated in creating the "big lie" of Nathaniel's super-hero life, but, with the help of loyal Babylon (the son of the ill-fated Longs) set in motion a satellite that would reveal the "big lie" should he ever die (due to Megala's lack of trust in Wade Eiling). Megala did have some luck in regaining some of his mobility, providing an important clue in an attempted attack on the Captain Atom Project by Kobra (spurred on by the Ghost ). He then sacrificed himself to stop the Ghost in his all out attack on Captain Atom and his friends. The satellite broadcast was a fake (Megala had not wanted to hurt Nate), but the broadcast was the impetus for Nathaniel to take the high road and reveal the details of the "big lie" on his own, proving Megala's faith that Nathaniel was a truly heroic individual.
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