historical figure Flashcards
susan b anthony
American civil rights leader who worked to get women’s suffrage
sirimavo bandaranaike
Ceylon’s (now Sri Lanka) and the world’s first female head of government
napoleon bonaparte
French emperor who conquered most of Europe and was then exiled to the island of Elba
aaron burr
Vice President of Thomas Jefferson, killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel in 1804
andrew carnegie
Scottish-American industrialist who expanded steel industry
fidel castro
Communist dictator of Cuba
charlemagne
Founder of the Carolingian Empire in 800, united Western Europe
winston churchill
Prime minister of the United Kingdom during World War II
cleopatra
She was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, aligned with Mark Antony after the assassination of Julius Caesar
christopher columbus
Italian explorer who sailed for Spain to the Americas and began the Spanish colonization of the New World
fredrick douglas
Escaped slave who worked to free all slaves
indira gandhi
India’s and the world’s second female head of government
mohatma gandhi
Indian leader who opposed British rule of India through nonviolence
marcus garvey
Jamaican political leader and proponent of Black nationalism
mikhail gorbachev
Final head of state of the Soviet Union, introduced glasnost and Perestroika
ulysses s grant
Union general in the Civil War and U.S. president
che guevara
Communist revolutionary in South America
alexander hamilton
A Founding Father of the United States and its first Secretary of the Treasury, killed by Aaron Burr in a duel in 1804
henry viii
King of England who removed the Catholic Church from England and began the Church of England
adolf hitler
Austrian-born German leader of the Nazi Party, led Germany and the Holocaust during WWII
ho chi minh
Vietnamese communist leader who was a key figure in the founding of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong
thomas jefferson
This Founding Father authored the Declaration of Independence and was the third U.S. president
joan of arc
French heroine who led the French army to victories in the Hundred Years’ War
john fitzgerald kennedy (JFK)
Thirty-fifth president of the United States and noted for his handling of the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis, assassinated in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald
robert francis kennedy (RFK)
United States senator, attorney general, and brother of JFK; assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan in 1968
martin luther king
American civil rights leader who worked for racial equality
robert e lee
Confederate general during the American Civil War
vladimir lenin
Leader of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union
louis xiv
King of France who believed in the Divine Right of Kings
ferdinand magellan
Portuguese explorer who led the first circumnavigation of the world though he died during the journey
malcom x
Muslim minister and human rights activist, preached black supremacy before becoming more moderate
nelson mandela
Former president of South Africa who spent 27 years in prison, prioritized reconciliation, and won Nobel Peace Prize
karl marx
German philosopher who first created the principles of communism
golda meir
Israel’s first and the world’s third female head of government, known as the “Iron Lady”
mother teresa
Roman Catholic nun known for her missionary and charity work
peter the great
Russian czar who modernized Russia and expanded the empire
j.d. rockefeller
American industrialist who founded Standard Oil
franklin d roosevelt
President of the United States during World War II
joseph stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union during World War II
margaret thatcher
The longest-serving and only female prime minister of the United Kingdom, her conservative policies are known as Thatcherism
george washington
General during the American Revolutionary War and first U.S. president
