historical figure

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susan b anthony

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American civil rights leader who worked to get women’s suffrage

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sirimavo bandaranaike

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Ceylon’s (now Sri Lanka) and the world’s first female head of government

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napoleon bonaparte

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French emperor who conquered most of Europe and was then exiled to the island of Elba

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aaron burr

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Vice President of Thomas Jefferson, killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel in 1804

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andrew carnegie

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Scottish-American industrialist who expanded steel industry

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fidel castro

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Communist dictator of Cuba

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charlemagne

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Founder of the Carolingian Empire in 800, united Western Europe

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winston churchill

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Prime minister of the United Kingdom during World War II

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cleopatra

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She was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, aligned with Mark Antony after the assassination of Julius Caesar

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christopher columbus

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Italian explorer who sailed for Spain to the Americas and began the Spanish colonization of the New World

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fredrick douglas

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Escaped slave who worked to free all slaves

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indira gandhi

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India’s and the world’s second female head of government

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mohatma gandhi

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Indian leader who opposed British rule of India through nonviolence

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marcus garvey

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Jamaican political leader and proponent of Black nationalism

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mikhail gorbachev

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Final head of state of the Soviet Union, introduced glasnost and Perestroika

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ulysses s grant

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Union general in the Civil War and U.S. president

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che guevara

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Communist revolutionary in South America

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alexander hamilton

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A Founding Father of the United States and its first Secretary of the Treasury, killed by Aaron Burr in a duel in 1804

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henry viii

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King of England who removed the Catholic Church from England and began the Church of England

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adolf hitler

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Austrian-born German leader of the Nazi Party, led Germany and the Holocaust during WWII

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ho chi minh

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Vietnamese communist leader who was a key figure in the founding of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong

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thomas jefferson

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This Founding Father authored the Declaration of Independence and was the third U.S. president

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joan of arc

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French heroine who led the French army to victories in the Hundred Years’ War

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john fitzgerald kennedy (JFK)

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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

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robert francis kennedy (RFK)

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United States senator, attorney general, and brother of JFK; assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan in 1968

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martin luther king

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American civil rights leader who worked for racial equality

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robert e lee

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Confederate general during the American Civil War

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vladimir lenin

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Leader of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union

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louis xiv

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King of France who believed in the Divine Right of Kings

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ferdinand magellan

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Portuguese explorer who led the first circumnavigation of the world though he died during the journey

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malcom x

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Muslim minister and human rights activist, preached black supremacy before becoming more moderate

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nelson mandela

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Former president of South Africa who spent 27 years in prison, prioritized reconciliation, and won Nobel Peace Prize

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karl marx

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German philosopher who first created the principles of communism

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golda meir

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Israel’s first and the world’s third female head of government, known as the “Iron Lady”

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mother teresa

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Roman Catholic nun known for her missionary and charity work

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peter the great

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Russian czar who modernized Russia and expanded the empire

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j.d. rockefeller

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American industrialist who founded Standard Oil

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franklin d roosevelt

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President of the United States during World War II

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joseph stalin

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Leader of the Soviet Union during World War II

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margaret thatcher

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The longest-serving and only female prime minister of the United Kingdom, her conservative policies are known as Thatcherism

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george washington

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General during the American Revolutionary War and first U.S. president