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Sara's 10 important political leaders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charles de Gaulle | Leader of the French government in exile in London, opposed Petain's Vichy rule |
| Francisco Franco | Spanish general who led the Fascits in the Spanish Civil War to victory |
| Adolf Hitler | Leader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany during World War II |
| Friedrich Engels | Communist theorist whose works Seghers read in university, influencing her deeply |
| Henri Philippe Petain | Marshal of Vichy France who was an anti-Semite, collaborated with Nazi Germany |
| Joseph Stalin | Soviet Union totalitarian leader who jailed dissidents and rivals |
| Karl Marx | Father of Communism, heavily influenced Seghers' personal philosophy |
| Erich Honecker | Leader of the German Communist Party from 1971 to 1989 |
| Walter Ulbricht | Leader of the German Communist Party from 1949 to 1961 |
| Pierre Laval | Vichy France Prime Minister who ordered deportation of Jews beyond Nazi orders |