Political Leaders of World War II
The atlas holds 27 people and 226 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Henry Ford, Helen Keller and Wangarĩ Maathai.
Notable people
Henry Ford
in 1944
1 moment here
American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…
Helen Keller
in 1939
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1940
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Moments
- 1940 Free French headquarters at Carlton Gardens Charles de Gaulle
- 1940 Meets Franco at Hendaye Adolf Hitler
- 1940 Meets Mussolini in Florence Adolf Hitler
- 1940 Meets Pétain at Montoire Adolf Hitler
- 1940 Brazzaville Manifesto Charles de Gaulle
- 1940 Establishment of the Việt Minh in Guilin Ho Chi Minh
- 1940 Arrest after Gorakhpur speeches Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1940 Visits Vienna Adolf Hitler
- 1940 Established the Order of Liberation Charles de Gaulle
- 1940 Inspects Channel coast at Cap Gris-Nez Adolf Hitler
- 1940 Confers with officials in Martinique Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1940 Inspects Antigua base sites Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1940 Inspects Jamaican base sites Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1940 Inspects St. Lucia base sites Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1940 Meets Duke of Windsor on Eleuthera Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1941 Transfer to Petrópolis as consul Gabriela Mistral
- 1941 Return to Vietnam to lead the Việt Minh Ho Chi Minh
- 1941 Return to England Indira Gandhi
- 1941 Return to India from Britain Indira Gandhi
- 1941 Georgia Southwestern engineering coursework Jimmy Carter
- 1941 Lives in Alexandra Nelson Mandela
- 1941 Lives on Cordell Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1941 German occupation of family home Yuri Gagarin
- 1941 Visits Maribor Adolf Hitler
- 1941 Arrives in Johannesburg Nelson Mandela
- 1941 Inspects Bismarck at Gdańsk Adolf Hitler
- 1941 Moves to Boulevard home Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1941 Third Army chief of staff Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1941 Visits Malnava command post Adolf Hitler
- 1941 Inspects troops near Uman Adolf Hitler
- 1941 Visits Barysaw airfield Adolf Hitler
- 1941 Meets Churchill at Argentia Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1941 Meets Roosevelt at Placentia Bay Winston Churchill
- 1941 Joined Naval Intelligence in Washington John F. Kennedy
- 1941 Speaks in Munich Löwenbräukeller Adolf Hitler
- 1941 Addresses Reichstag after declaring war on US Adolf Hitler
- 1941 War Plans Division service Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1942 Residence in Hampstead Charles de Gaulle
- 1942 Belén school transfer Fidel Castro
- 1942 Transfer to Georgia Tech Jimmy Carter
- 1942 Assigned to Charleston John F. Kennedy
- 1942 Confined at Aga Khan Palace Mahatma Gandhi
- 1942 Assigned to Culver City film unit Ronald Reagan
- 1942 Recuperates at Pompano Beach Winston Churchill
- 1942 Marriage to Feroze Gandhi Indira Gandhi
- 1942 Stationed at Fort Mason Ronald Reagan
- 1942 Mission to London Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1942 Commanding General of ETOUSA Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1942 Arrives at Führer Headquarters Werwolf Adolf Hitler
- 1942 Trained at Northwestern John F. Kennedy