Historical Figures
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Thomas Jefferson was the third American president.
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Abraham Lincoln made the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Nelson Mandela was a South African activist who fought Apartheid.
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Charles de Gaulle was a 20th century French general and president who was viewed as a national hero.
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Mohandas Gandhi led India in its movement for independence during the 20th century.
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Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who, during the 1200s, traveled east.
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union, who contributed to its collapse.
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Wilhelm II-- the Kaiser of Germany during WWI.
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William the Conqueror was the first Norman French ruler of England who took control after the Battle of Hastings.
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Joseph Stalin was a Communist dictator of the Soviet Union who died in 1953.
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Napoleon Bonaparte was the post-revolutionary ruler of France who maintained some aspects of revolutionary reform.
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Adolf Hitler was the fascist leader of Germany during WWII who caused the Holacaust.
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Kim Il Sung was the first Communist leader of North Korea.
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Mao Zedong was the first Communist leader of China, who came to power soon after WWII.
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Maximilien Robespierre was a figure in the French Revolution who took part in the infamous "Reign of Terror".
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Otto Von Bismarck led many military efforts for German Unification.
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Fidel Castro was a Cuban Communist revolutionary.
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Henry VIII was the English King who formed the Church of England.
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Benito Mussolini.- the fascist dictator of Italy during WWII.
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Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of India following its independence.
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Pol Pot caused the death of many Cambodians as the leader of the Khmer Rouge.