20th and 21st century political leaders who shaped the modern world
Preserved the U.S. Union and ended legal slavery.
Led U.S. through Great Depression and WWII.
British leader who stood against Nazi Germany in WWII.
Led the Bolshevik Revolution; created the USSR.
Transformed USSR into a superpower; led during WWII.
Founder of the People's Republic of China.
Leader of non-violent independence movement in India.
Ended Apartheid in South Africa; global symbol of peace.
Leader of the American Civil Rights Movement.
His reforms led to the end of the Cold War.
Opened China's economy to the global market.
Founder of the secular Republic of Turkey.
Symbol of the British Empire and Industrial Revolution.
Actions led to WWII and the Holocaust.
Ordered atomic bombings; established the Marshall Plan.
Pioneered neoliberal economic policies (Thatcherism).
Influenced the end of the Cold War and conservative economics.
Pivotal figure in Black nationalism and human rights.
Architect of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
First PM of India; leader of the Non-Aligned Movement.
First Black Supreme Court Justice; ended school segregation.