Historical Figures

Marco Polo

________ was an Italian explorer who, during the 1200s, traveled east.

Mao Zedong

Who was the first Communist leader of China, who came to power soon after WWII? Answer with a single words or term.

Jawaharlal Nehru

________ was the first prime minister of India following its independence.

Mikahil Gorbachev

________ was the last leader of the Soviet Union, who contributed to its collapse.

Adolf Hitler

Who was the fascist leader of Germany during WWII who caused the Holacaust? Answer with a single words or term.

Napoleon Bonaparte

________ was the post- revolutionary ruler of France who maintained some aspects of revolutionary reform.

Nelson Mandela

________ was a South African activist who fought Apartheid.

Benjamin Franklin

________ was an American revolutionary, diplomat, and inventor who died in 1790.

Joseph Stalin

________ was a Communist dictator of the Soviet Union who died in 1953.

Fidel Castro

________ was a Cuban Communist revolutionary.

Thomas Jefferson

________ was the third American president.

Wilhelm II

________- the Kaiser of Germany during WWI.

Benito Mussolini

________- the fascist dictator of Italy during WWII.

Maximilien Robespierre

________ was a figure in the French Revolution who took part in the infamous "Reign of Terror.

Henry VIII

________ was the English King who formed the Church of England.

Abraham Lincoln

________ made the Emancipation Proclamation.

Otto Von Bismarck

________ led many military efforts for German Unification.

Charles de Gaulle

________ was a 20th century French general and president who was viewed as a national hero.

Kim Il Sung

Who was the first Communist leader of North Korea? Answer with a single words or term.

Pol Pot

________ caused the death of many Cambodians as the leader of the Khmer Rouge.

Mohandas Gandhi

________ led India in its movement for independence during the 20th century.