Who was President during WW2?

TWO presidents served during the second world war.

WW2 lasted for only six years, but saw two presidents overseeing the conflict.

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Who was President when WW2 began?

was elected president in 1933 and was the only president to serve more than two terms.

WW2 began on September 1, 1939 when Hitler invaded

Two days later, and Britain declared war on

During the first few years of the war, the stayed out of the conflict aside from providing military supplies to the Allied powers, which consisted of France, Great Britain, and later the Soviet Union and

The United States officially entered the conflict after the Japanese attack on in on December 7, 1941.

Roosevelt declared war on the day after.

When did Harry Truman take office?

Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, from a cerebral hemorrhage.

His vice president at the time, just two hours after hearing word of Roosevelt's death.

Truman served as president for the last few months of the war and oversaw huge decisions regarding ending the global conflict.

Truman ordered the dropping of the on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki that led to the Japanese surrendering.

In 1945, he also witnessed the signing of the charter of the

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When did WW2 end?

The end of WW2 in Europe came with the unconditional surrender of Germany and death of .

This took place on May 8, 1945, which is now celebrated as .

Of the Axis Powers, had already surrendered to the Allies on September 8, 1943.

WW2 was finally declared over on September 2, 1945, when the final Axis Power, Japan, surrendered.