Download Concept: History Makers of the Ancient World

WORLD HISTORY
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History Makers of the Ancient World
Ancient Mesopotamia (2350 B.C.E. – 400 B.C.E.):
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Sargon
Hammurabi
Sennacherib
Ashurbanipal
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar
(Akkadian Leader who created First Known Empire)
(Consolidated the first known Written Code of Laws)
(Assyrian King who destroyed the City of Babylon)
(Assyrian King who developed First Large Modern Library)
(Mythological Hero-King of Sumerian Legend – Epic Poem)
(Chaldean Ruler who restored City of Babylon and
Dedicated the Great Hanging Gardens to his wife)
Ancient Egypt (3200 B.C.E. – 670 B.C.E.):
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5.
Narmer
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Piankhi
(Unified the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt)
(Expanded Egyptian Empire through Peaceful Trade)
(Warrior King who expanded Empire into Syria & Nubia)
(Defeated the Hittites and Directed building of Abu Simbel)
(Kushite King who conquered Egypt & created Kush Empire)
Ancient Israel (1800 B.C.E. – 900 B.C.E.):
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2.
Abraham
Moses
3.
Solomon
(Patriarch of the Hebrews who led migration from Ur to Canaan)
(Prophet who led the Hebrews on Exodus from Egypt to Palestine
and Introduced the 10 Commandments)
(Most powerful Hebrew King, created Great Trade Empire, directed building
of the Great Temple and had his Wisdom Tested by the Queen of Sheba)
Ancient India (560 – 400 B.C.E.):
1.
Siddhartha Gautama
(Known as Buddha, founder of Buddhism)
Ancient Persia (550 B.C.E – 330 B.C.E.):
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2.
Cyrus I (The Great)
Darius I
(Military Genius who founded the Persian Empire)
(Created strong government with Provinces & Satraps)
Ancient China (550 B.C.E. – 200 B.C.E.):
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2.
Confucius
Shi Huangdi
3.
Laozi
(Philosopher who created ideas of Filial Piety & Bureaucracy)
(Qin Ruler who Unified China and became it’s First Emperor,
Created Centralized Government & the First Great Wall)
(Philosopher credited with development of Daoism in China)
History Makers of the Classical World
Classical Greece (750 B.C.E. – 330 B.C.E.):
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3.
Homer
Pericles
Socrates
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Plato
Aristotle
Phillip II
Alexander
(Blind Poet who composed Epic Poems: Iliad & Odyssey)
(Politician who developed Direct Democracy in Athens)
(Philosopher who created the Question and Answer method of Discussion known today at
the “Socratic Method”)
(Philosopher - Student of Socrates who Founded the Academy of Athens)
(Philosopher - Student of Plato and the Teacher of Alexander the Great)
(King of Macedonia who conquered the Greek City-States)
(Son of Philip II, Conqueror of the Known World creating the Hellenistic Age)
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History Makers of the Classical World (Cont.)
Classical Rome (500 B.C.E. – 117 C.E.):
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2.
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
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4.
Augustus
Diocletian
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7.
Constantine
Virgil
Attila the Hun
(Carthaginian General who led an Invasion of Rome)
(Roman Senator and General who became Dictator for Life, Created Economic
Reforms for the Poor, Finalized Modern 365 Day Calendar, and Assassinated)
(Restored Empire under him as Supreme Military Commander and Emperor)
(Emperor who Ruled with an Iron Fist, Limited Individual Freedoms, and
Divided Empire into East and West)
(Adopted Christianity and moved Capital to Byzantium)
(Roman Poet who wrote Epic Poems: Aeneid)
(Powerful Chieftain who led Invasion of the Roman Empire)
Classical India (320 B.C.E. – 500 C.E.):
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Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta I
Chandra Gupta II
(Unified Northern India into Bureaucratic Govt.)
(Expanded the Empire through Conquest)
(Influenced the flowering of Indian Civilization by Promoting Peace,
Expanding Trade, Improved Prosperity & Artistic Creativity)
Classical China (200 B.C.E. – 220 C.E.):
1.
Liu Bang
(Seized control of China and Founded the Han Dynasty)
History Makers during the Age of Expansion
Byzantine Leaders (500 C.E. – 1500 C.E.)
1.
Justinian
2.
Theodora
(Created an Imperial Capital called Constantinople and a Uniform Code of Laws called
the Justinian Code)
(Wife of Justinian who rose from Poverty to Great Power as Empress of the Byzantines)
Russian Leaders (860 C.E. - 1500 C.E.)
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King Rurik
(Viking chief who united the Rus in Eastern Europe)
Princess Olga
(First Russian Leader to Convert to Christianity)
Vladimir
(Led Conversion of Russia to Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
Yaroslav the Wise
(Increased Empire through Marriage & Trade and
Established first Modern Library in Kiev)
Ivan III
(Forced Mongols out of Russia and became first Czar/Tsar)
Islamic Scholars and Leaders (600 C.E. – 1500 C.E.):
1.
Muhammad
2.
Ibn Rushd
3.
Ibn Battuta
(Last Prophet of Islam who’s revelations became basis for
the Quran)
(Muslim Philosopher and Physician who combined Ancient
Greek and Muslim ideas in search of Truth)
(Muslim Explorer, Geographer and Historian)
West African Rulers (1200 C.E. – 1500 C.E.):
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2.
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
3.
Sunni Ali
(First Great Leader of the Empire of Mali)
(Great Military Ruler of Mali who adopted Islam, expanded
trade, and created provinces with royal governors)
(Military Leader and Ruler of the Empire of Songhai)
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History Makers during the Age of Expansion (Cont)
Nomads, Explorers and Invaders (1000 C.E. – 1500 C.E.)
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Malik Shah
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
(Great Sultan of the Seljuk Turks who promoted cultural diffusion and blending)
(Born as Temujin, He Unified the Mongols and Conquered most of Asia)
(Great Khan of the Mongols who conquered and ruled China)
(Venetian Trader and Explorer who worked in the Court of Kubai Khan)
History Makers during the Middle Ages
Germanic Kings and Clergy (500 C.E. – 1500 C.E.)
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Clovis
Gregory I
Charles Martel
Pepin the Short
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Charlemagne
6.
Charles the Simple
and Rollo
Otto I (the Great)
7.
(Unified the Franks under Christianity)
(Expanded the Power of the Papacy over Kings)
(Defended Christian Europe from Muslim Invasion)
(First Germanic King to be Crowned “King by the Grace of God” beginning the
European ideas of “Divine Rights of Kings”)
(Greatest Frankish King who expanded the Frankish Kingdom and Christianity
Thus creating a Christian Kingdom known as “Christendom”)
(Influenced the development of Feudalism through an agreement involving the
granting of Land in exchange for Loyalty and Service)
(Greatest ruler of Medieval Germany who established The Holy Roman Empire
as a Christian Kingdom)
Leaders of the Crusades (1000 C.E. – 1500 C.E.)
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Pope Urban II
Louis II
Saladin
Richard I
(Catholic Pope who called for the First Crusade)
(King of France & Christian Leader of the Second Crusade)
(Kurdish Warrior & Muslim Leader of the Third Crusade)
(King of England & Christian Leader of the Third Crusade)
Leaders of England and France (1000 C.E. – 1500 C.E.)
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2.
William the Conqueror
Henry II
3.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
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5.
King John Lackland
Philip II (Augustus)
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Joan of Arc
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Edward (Black Prince)
(Leader of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066)
(King of England who established and promoted Royal Courts, Justices, Jury
Trials & Common Law)
(Became Queen of France and went on the Second Crusade, later Queen of
England & mother of both King Richard I and King John of England)
(King of England forced to sign Magna Carta in 1215)
(King of France who forced English out of Normandy and created the Third
Estate of the Estates General)
(French Peasant girl who led French Army to victory at Orleans during the
Hundred Years War and was Burned at the Stake for claiming to have been
commanded by God)
(Son of the King of England and Great Military Leader during the Hundred
Years War)
Leaders of Feudal Japan (1100 C.E. – 1500 C.E.)
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Yoritomo
(First Samurai Leader to be given the title of “Shogun” or “Supreme General
Of the Emperor’s Army”)
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History Makers during the Golden Age of Change
Renaissance Men (1300 C.E. – 1600 C.E.)
(Italians)
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Leonardo De Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Rafael Sanzio
Donatello de Betto Bardi
Niccolo Machiavelli
Baldassare Castiglione
Dante Alighieri
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William Shakespeare
Geoffrey Chaucer
Thomas More
Johann Gutenberg
Jan van Eyck
(Painter, Sculptor, Inventor – Create the Mona Lisa, Last Supper)
(Painter, Sculptor, Architect – Statue of David, Sistine Chapel)
(Painter and Architect – School of Athens, Wedding of the Virgin)
(Artist, Painter, Sculptor – Bronze Statue of David, St. George Statue)
(Philosopher & Writer – Father of Political Thought - The Prince)
(Courtier, Diplomat, Soldier – The Courtier)
(Author and Poet – The Divine Comedy)
(Non-Italians)
(English Author and Poet – Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Othello)
(English Author and Poet – Book of the Duchess, Canterbury Tales)
(English Philosopher & Author – Utopia)
(German Inventor – Printing Press and the Gutenberg Bible)
(Flemish Painter – The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin)
Leaders of the Reformation (1400 C.E. – 1600 C.E.)
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2.
Martin Luther
John Calvin
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4.
John Knox
Ignatius of Loyola
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Henry VIII
6.
Elizabeth I
(German Monk, Wrote the 95 Thesis, Influenced Protestant Reformation)
(Student of Law, Published the Institutes of the Christian Religion, Believed in
Predestination and Theocratic Governments, Lead Reformation in
Reformation)
(Scottish Preacher who promoted Church Leadership by a group of Elders)
(Catholic who Published Spiritual Exercises and formed a Society of Jesus
known as the Jesuits to create Schools, Missions, and Covert people)
(King of England who opposed Power of the Pope in England and sparked
a Reformation by creating the Church of England)
(Queen of England who created the Anglican Church to try and reduce
Conflict in England between Protestants and Catholics)
Islamic Leaders of the Golden Age (1300 C.E. – 1700 C.E.)
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2.
3.
4.
Osman / Othman
Timur the Lame
Mehmed II
Suleyman the Lawgiver
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9.
Ismail
Abbas the Great
Babur
Akbar
Shah Juhan
(Ghazis warrior who established the Ottoman Empire and became Sultan)
(Nomadic Leader from Samarkand who Temporarly halted Ottoman Expansion)
(Ottoman Sultan who Conquered the Byzantine Capital of Constantinople)
(Ottoman Sultan who Expanded the Ottoman Empire north to Russia and
created a Consolidated Code of Laws)
(12 year old warrior leader who created the Safavid Empire and became Shah)
(Safavid ruler who led Empire into Golden Age through Cultural Blending)
(11 year old warrior leader who created the Mughal Empire in India)
(Mughal ruler who led Empire into Golden Age through Culutral Blending)
(Mughal ruler who directed the building of the Taj Mahal dedicated to his wife)
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History Makers during the Age of Exploration
Famous Explorers (1400 C.E. – 1800 C.E.)
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Prince Henry of Portugal
Bartolomeu Diaz
Vasco da Gama
Zheng He
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Christopher Columbus
Hernando Cortez
Francisco Pizarro
(Developed the Navigation School to Promote Exploration)
(First Portuguese Explorer to sail around the tip of Africa)
(First Portuguese Explorer to reach Calicut in India)
(Chinese Muslim Admiral who led Seven Voyages to India, Africa, and Arabia
with a fleet of 300 ships)
(Discovered the Caribbean Islands while trying to find a western route to India)
(Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs)
(Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Incas)
Native America Leaders (1500 C.E. – 1600 C.E.)
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2.
Montezuma II
Atahualpa
(Aztec Emperor who was defeated by the Spanish under Hernando Cortez)
(Incan Ruler who Captured and Killed by the Spanish under Francisco Pizarro)
History Makers during the Age of Revolution
Absolute Monarchs (1500 C.E. – 1800 C.E.)
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2.
3.
Philip II
Cardinal Richelieu
Louis XIV
4.
Frederick the Great
5.
Peter the Great
(Absolute ruler of Spain, Defender of Catholicism, Patron of Art & Literature)
(Minister of France who controlled the country during Reign of Louis XIII)
(Absolute ruler of France, Limited power of the Noble’s, Patron of the Arts,
Reformed economy, Modernized Military, and Fought Numerous Wars)
(Absolute ruler of Prussia, Aggressive in Foreign Affairs, Patron of the Arts,
Modernized Military, Opposed the rule of Austria by Queen Maria Theresa)
(Absolute ruler of Russia, Adopted a policy of Westernization, Limited power
of Nobles, Modernized Military, Patron of the Arts and Architecture)
Key Leaders in England (1600 C.E. – 1700 C.E.)
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2.
Charles I of England
Oliver Cromwell
3.
Charles II of England
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5.
James II of England
William and Mary
(First European Monarch to be Tried and Executed Publically for Treason)
(Parliamentary Leader of the Puritans during the English Civil War who became
England’s first ruling Prime Minister)
(Restored to the Throne by Parliament to preserve the power and tradition of
England’s government)
(English King who was overthrown during the Glorious Revolution)
(Duke and Duchess of Orange in the Netherlands who led the Glorious
Revolution, King & Queen of England who signed the English Bill of Rights)
Intellectuals of the Scientific Revolution (1550 C.E. – 1800 C.E.)
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2.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
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Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
Isaac Newton
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Zacharias Janssen
Evangelista Torricelli
Gabriel Fahrenheit
(Polish Astronomer who developed the Heliocentric Theory of the Universe)
(Italian Scientist who was Excommunicated by the Catholic Church for
publically supporting the Heliocentric Theory)
(English Statesman and Writer who promoted the Scientific Method of study)
(French Mathematician who promoted the Scientific Method of research)
(English Scientist who combined the studies of Copernicus and Galileo to create
A SingleTheory of Motion and a Theory of Gravity)
(Dutch Eyeglass Maker who invented the first Microscope)
(Italian student of Galileo who developed the first Mercury Barometer)
(German Physicist who made the first Mercury Thermometer)
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History Makers during the Age of Revolution (Cont.)
Intellectuals of the Enlightenment (1600 C.E. – 1800 C.E.)
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Thomas Hobbes
2.
John Locke
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4.
Voltaire
Montesquieu
5.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
6.
Cesare B. Beccaria
7.
Mary Wollstonecraft
(English Political Thinker who promoted the idea of a “Social Contract” where
the People Create their Government)
(English Political Thinker who promoted the ideas that “All People are Born
Free and Equal,” with “Three Natural Rights – Life, Liberty, Property”)
(French Philosopher who promoted the idea of Tolerance & Freedom of Speech)
(French Philosopher who promoted the ideas of “Checks and Balances” and
“Separation of Powers”)
(Swiss Philosopher who promoted the idea that Governments should be
controlled by the “General Will of the People”)
(Italian Philosopher who promoted the ideas that “Punishment Should Fit the
Crime” and Justice Should-not be Delayed)
(Strong advocate of Women’s Rights and Education for Women)
Leaders of France (1789 C.E. – 1815 C.E.)
1.
Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette
2.
Maximilien Robespierre
3.
Napoleon Bonaparte
(Absolute Monarchs of France responsible for increasing France’s debt
and blamed for heightened poverty, Tried and Executed for Treason)
(Jacobin Leader who took control of France as a virtual dictator and
caused the “Reign of Terror” through excessive use of the Guillotine)
(French Officer who became known as “Savior of the French Republic”
and later rose to become Dictator of the French Empire. Create a
comprehensive code of laws called the “Napoleonic Code.” Was
defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and Exiled to Island of St. Helena)
Leaders of Latin America (1789 C.E. – 1822 C.E.)
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2.
3.
4.
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6.
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
(Revolutionary Leader of the Haitian Revolution)
(Revolutionary Creole General from Venezuela who joined forces with San
Martin to Liberate South America from Spain)
Jose de San Martin
(Revolutionary Creole General from Argentina who joined forces with Bolivar
to Liberate South America from Spain)
Padre Miguel Hidalgo
(Revolutionary Mestizo Leader who led people of Mexico during Revolution)
Padre Jose Maria Morelos (Revolutionary Mestizo Leader who continued to lead the people of Mexico
during the Revolution after Hildago was defeated)
John VI of Portugal
(King of Portugal who granted Brazil Independence – “Bloodless Revolution”)
Nationalist Leaders of Europe (1815 C.E. – 1881 C.E.)
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2.
Louis-Napoleon
Alexander II
3.
4.
Camillo di Cavour
Giuseppe Garibaldi
5.
Otto von Bismark
6.
William I of Prussia
(President and Emperor of France’s Third Republic who reformed the country)
(Tsar of Russia who reform the government and signed the Emancipation of the
Sefs. Assassinated by Terrorists)
(Italian Prime Minister who led Revolution for Italian Unification)
(Italian Military Leader of the Revolutionary “Red Shirts” who fought during
the Revolution for Italian Unification)
(Prussian Statesman and Naval Officer who led Revolution for German
Unification and became first Prime Minister of Unified Germany)
(King of Prussia who was crowned the first Kaiser of Unified Germany)
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History Makers during the Industrial Revolution
Leaders of the Industrial Age (1700 C.E. – 1914 C.E.)
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John Kay
(Inventor of the Flying Shuttle that sped up the Weaving Process in the Textile Industry)
Eli Whitney
(U.S. Inventor of the Cotton Gin that sped up the process for Harvesting Cotton)
James Watt
(Scottish Inventor of the Modern Steam Engine used for Railroad and Shipping)
Richard Trevithick
(English Inventor of the First Steam-Driven Locomotive for Railroads)
Adam Smith
(Scottish Economist who developed the Three Natural Laws of Economics)
Karl Marx
(German Journalist who introduced the world to a Radical Form of Socialism
known as Communism when he published The Communist Manifesto)
Jane Addams
(Female leader who promoted women’s rights and reforms in the work place)
Thomas Edison
(U.S. Inventor of the Light-bulb and Phonograph)
Alexander Graham Bell (U.S. Inventor of the Telephone)
Henry Ford
(U.S. Auto Maker who revolutionized the Assembly Line for mass production)
History Makers during the Age of Imperialism
Leaders of Democratic Reforms and Expansion (1800 C.E. – 1914 C.E.)
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2.
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4.
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Emmeline Parkhurst
Theodor Herzl
5.
Charles Darwin
6.
David Livingstone
7.
Henry Morton Stanley
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9.
10.
11.
King Leopold II
Cecil Rhodes
Matthew Perry
James Monroe
12.
Theodore Roosevelt
(U.S. President who signed the Louisiana Purchase with France)
(U.S. President who signed the Emancipation Proclamation to Abolish Slavery)
(Female leader who formed England’s Women’s Social and Political Union)
(Austrian Jewish Writer who started the Zionist Movement to create a
Homeland for the Jews in Palestine)
(English Naturalist who developed the idea of “Natural Selection “ and
“Survival of the Fittest” known as the “Theory of Evolution”)
(Scottish Missionary and Explorer who was the first European to travel across
Central Africa from East to West)
(Newspaperman and Explorer who search for Livingstone and Signed Treaties
With the Congo for the King of Belgium)
(King of Belgium who claimed the region of the Congo for Belgium)
(English Businessman who promoted British Expansion throughout Africa)
(U.S. Naval Commodore who persuaded Japan to Open Trade to the U.S.)
(U.S. President who Declared the America’s Off Limits to further Colonization
by presenting the “Monroe Doctrine”)
(Colonel of the “Rough Riders” during the Spanish-American War and U.S.
President responsible for U.S. Involvement in the Panama Canal Zone)
Native Leaders who Opposed Expansion (1800 C.E. – 1914 C.E.)
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Shaka & Cetshwayo
Menelik II
Emilio Aguinaldo
Queen Liliuokalani
Dowager Empress Cixi
Mutsuhito
(Zulu Rulers who led Zulu Nation against the British & Dutch in South Africa)
(Emperor of Ethiopia who successfully opposed European Expanision)
(Filipino Nationalist who led Philippine Insurrection against the United States)
(Hawaiian ruler who opposed the Annexation of Hawaii by the United States)
(Chinese Empress who granted Sphere’s of Influence to Westerners in China)
(Meiji Emperor who Modernized Japan in order to deal with Westernization)
Leaders of Mexico (1800 C.E. – 1914 C.E.)
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3.
4.
5.
Santa Anna
(Military Leader and Dictator of Mexico during the War for Mexican
Independence and the War for Texas Independence)
Benito Juarez
(Liberal Leader of Mexico’s La Reforma and First Elected President of Mexico)
Francisco Madero
(U.S. Educated Revolutionary Leader of Mexico who promoted Democracy)
Francisco “Pancho” Villa (Popular Mexican Revolutionary who used “Robin Hood” tactics)
Emiliano Zapata
(Popular Mexican Revolutionary who promoted land reform: “Land & Liberty”)
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History Makers during the World at War
Leaders of World War One (1914 – 1918)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
(German ruler who formed the Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary & Italy)
Alfred Graf von Schlieffen
(German General who created Plan to Invade France and Russia)
Woodrow Wilson
(U.S. President who developed the “Fourteen Points” for lasting peace after war)
Georges Clemenceau
(French Politician determined to make Germany Pay for destruction of the war)
Leaders of the Russian Revolution (1917 – 1930)
1.
2.
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
(Russian activist influenced by Marxism, Led the radical Bolsheviks to Revolt)
(General Secretary of the Communist Party who built Russia into a Totalitarian
State)
New Leaders of Asia (1912 – 1940)
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Sun Yixian
(Leader of China’s Nationalist Party “Kuomintang” who became the First President)
Mao Zedong
(Leader of China’s Communist Party during Chinese Civil War)
Jiang Jieshi / Chiang Kai-shek
(Military Commander and Leader of the Kuomintang during Civil War)
Mohandas K. Gandhi
(Leader of India’s Peaceful Resistance to gain Independence)
Mustafa Kemal
(Military Commander and President of the New Republic of Turkey)
Leaders of World War Two (1938 – 1945)
1.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2.
3.
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
4.
5.
6.
Juan Peron
Francisco Franco
Charles de Gaulle
7.
8.
Winston Churchill
Erwin Rommel
9.
10.
Isoroku Yamamoto
Douglas MacArthur
11.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
12.
13.
Emperor Hirohito
Harry S. Truman
(U.S. President who led the United States out of Depression with “New Deal”
and Declared War on Japan following the Attack on Pearl Harbor)
(Italian Politician who founded the Fascist Party and became Leader of Italty)
(WWI Veteran and Member of the Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s Party
“Nazi’s” who became Chancellor of Germany and master-mind of the “Final
“Solution” against the Jews, which led to the “Holocaust”)
(Argentinean President and Military Dictator who ruled in a Fascist manner)
(Spanish General who adopted Fascist-styled government during Civil War)
(French General who set up a government-in-exile in London and led French
Forces during D-Day Invasion of Normandy and Liberation of France)
(British Prime Minister)
(German General who led the Afrika Corps to victory in North Africa and was
Responsible for the defense of Normandy during the D-Day Invasions)
(Admiral and Commander of Japanese Forces during Attack on Pearl Harbor)
(U.S. General and Commander of Forces in the Pacific who promised troops
in the Philippines “I Shall Return” and used “Island Hopping” strategy against
the Japanese)
(U.S. General who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and overall
Commander of the Invasion Forces during the D-Day Invasion of Normandy)
(Emperor of Japan during WWII)
(U.S. President who approved the use of the Atomic Bomb against Japan)
Leaders of Post-WWII (1945 – 1950)
1.
Harry S. Truman
2.
3.
4.
5.
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
George C. Marshall
(U.S. President and member of the “Big Three” during Peace Treaty and created
the “Truman Doctrine” to help Democratic Countries to Rebuild)
(British Prime Minister and member of the “Big Three” during Peace Treaty)
(Communist Leader of the Soviet Union and one of the “Big Three”)
(Communist Leader of the new People’s Republic of China)
(Former General of the Army and Secretary of State who developed the
“Marshall Plan” to help Rebuilt Europe after the war)
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History Makers during the Modern World
Leaders of the Cold War (1945 – Present)
1.
2.
3.
Douglas Macarthur
Ho Chi Minh
Fidel Castro
4.
5.
Daniel Ortega
Ayatollah Khomeini
6.
Nikita Khrushchev
7.
Leonid Brezhnev
8.
John F. Kennedy
9.
Lyndon B. Johnson
10.
Richard M. Nixon
11.
Ronald Reagan
12.
Mikhail Gorbachev
13.
Boris Yeltsin
14.
Lech Walesa
15.
Deng Xiaoping
16.
Jiang Zemin
(U.S. General of United Nations Forces during the Korean War)
(Vietnamese Nationalist Leader of the Viet Minh during the Vietnam War)
(Nationalist Leader of the Cuban Revolution who became Cuba’s Communist
Dictator)
(Revolutionary Leader of the Sandinistas during the Civil War in Nicaragua)
(Muslim Religious Leader of Iran who led the overthrow of the U.S. backed
Shah to rid Iran of Western Influences that threatened Arab/Muslim way of life)
(Soviet Leader who initiated “Destalinization” to rid the Soviet Union of the
Influences of Stalin’s policies)
(Soviet Leader who caused the “Soviet-Chinese Split” and coordinated the
Installation of Missiles in Cuba)
(U.S. President who challenged the Soviet installation of Missiles in Cuba and
Led the world to the Brink of Nuclear War during the “Cuban Missile Crisis”)
(U.S. President responsible for Increasing U.S. Combat Operations in Vietnam
and escalating the war)
(U.S. President who adopted a policy of “Détente” to reduce Cold War tensions
with the Soviet Union, first President to Visit Communist China, and removed
U.S. troops from Vietnam to bring an end to the war)
(U.S. President who increased tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union by
Supporting conflicts in Iran, Afghanistan, and Nicaragua and promoting a new
Strategic Defense Initiative called “Star Wars”)
(Soviet Leader who opened the Soviet Union to outside Influences through
reforms known as “Glasnost,” “Perestroika,” and “Democratization”)
(Soviet Leader who reformed Russia’s Economy by an abrupt shift to “Free
Market Economy” known as “Shock Therapy”)
(Polish Union Leader who led the anti-communist “Solidarity” movement to
gain Polish Independence)
(Communist Chinese Leader who tried to reform China by adopting a set of
goals known as the “Four Modernizations” and then cracked down on Student
Protestors in “Tianamen Square” using Military Troops and Tanks)
(Communist Chinese Leader who reformed China b y adopting a “Free Market”
Economy)
Leaders of Independence Movements (1945 – Present)
1.
Nelson Mandela
2.
F. W. de Klerk
3.
4.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Ferdinand Marcos
5.
6.
7.
8.
Jomo Kenyatta
Kwame Nkrumah
Ahmed Ben Bella
Mobutu Sese Seko
(Leader of the African National Congress, Imprisoned for 27 Years for opposing
Apartheid, Elected the First African President of South Africa, Awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize)
(President of South Africa who pardoned Nelson Mandela and Awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for brining Democracy to South Africa)
(First Prime Minister of India after it gained Independence)
(President of the Philippines who imposed Martial Law and had his opponent,
Benigno Aquino Jr., assassinated)
(Kenyan Nationalist who led Independence Movement of Kenya)
(Leader of Non-violent Protests & Peaceful Independence movement in Ghana)
(Leader of Algerian National Liberation Front and the First President of Algeria)
(Army Officer who seized power in the Congo after granted Independence)
WORLD HISTORY
Course Review
History Makers during the Modern World – (Cont.)
Leaders of the Middle East (1945 – Present)
1.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
2.
Anwar Sadat
3.
Golda Meir
4.
Yasir Arafat
5.
Yitzhak Rabin
6.
Saddam Hussein
7.
Osama Bin Laden
(Became President of Egypt through a Military Coup and responsible for
causing tension between Egypt and Israel resulting into the “Suez Crisis”)
(President of Egypt who planned joint attack of Israel that was known as the
“Yom Kippur War”, Assassinated after signing Peace agreement w/Israel
known as the “Camp David Accords”)
(Israeli Prime Minister who was a survivor of the “Holocaust” and led Israel
to victory during the “Yom Kippur War”)
(Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization who fought for the rights
of an Independent Palestinian State)
(Prime Minister of Israel who was Assassinated after signing Peace agreement
With Yasir Arafat called the “Oslo Peace Accords”)
(President of Iraq who caused conflicts with Iran, Kuwait, and Israel, Mass
Murders of Sunni and Kudish citizens, and Opposed U.N. Sanctions until
Captured, tried and executed by a new Iraqi Government)
(Leader of the Terrorist Organization called Al-Qaeda responsible for the 911
Attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon)