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Vocabulary GCA WHII

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Machiavelli   Author of "The Prince." Wanted absolute rule. "The end Justifies the mean"   Renaissance  
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Leonardo da Vinci   Painter, engineer, and architect. Painted the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper". Known as the Renaissance man   Renaissance  
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Michelangelo   Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Sculpted David   Renaissance  
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Raphael   School of Athens, and many paintings of the Madonna   Renaissance  
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Petrarch   Wrote sonnets (short love poems) and was the first humanist scholar.   Renaissance  
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Dante   Wrote the "Devine Comedy". emphasized politics and human interests.   Renaissance  
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Johannes Gutenberg   From Germany, and inventor of the Printing press   Renaissance  
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Erasmus   Wrote "The Praise of Folly" which made fun of some church's follies and blunders.   Renaissance  
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Sir Thomas Moore   Wrote Utopia   Renaissance  
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Shakespeare   Wrote sonnets, plays, and essays to discuss the events of his time   Renaissance  
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Jan Huss   was part of the push for Czech nationalism. He refused to recant (take back) his views and was burned as a heretic   Renaissance  
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John Wycliffe   criticized monks, excommunication, and the Catholic mass. He emphasized reading the Bible in the vernacular (English). He said that true believers, not corrupt priests, formed the church   Renaissance  
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Martin Luther   started the Protestant Reformation when his 95 Theses were published by the printing press, and spread throughout Germany   Reformation  
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John Calvin   spread Protestantism throughout Europe by emphasizing predestination, a strict lifestyle, and a strong work ethic.   Reformation  
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Henry VIII   I created the Anglican Church to get a divorce without the pope’s permission, establish a male heir, and seize all Church land and wealth.   Reformation  
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Elizabeth I   nationalized the Anglican Church, made England a strong overseas empire by colonial expansion into the Americas and Asia. Her rule was known for victory over the Spanish Armada   Reformation  
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Ignatius of Loyola   Founder of the Jesuits   Reformation  
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Prince Henry the Navigator   Prince Henry the Navigator (from Portugal) played a pioneering role in navigation…without having actually set sail   Age of Discovery  
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Vasco da Gama   Sailed around the southern tip of Africa to India (Da Gama from Da Portugal went to Da India)   Age of Discovery  
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Christopher Columbus   “Sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492”. Ran into the Western Hemisphere. Started the Columbian Exchange   Age of Discovery  
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Ferdinand Magellan   : Circumnavigated the globe but he died on the way in the Philippines   Age of Discovery  
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Hernando Cortez   Conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire; Cortez = Aztecs   Age of Discovery  
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Francisco Pizarro   Conquistador that conquered the Inca; Pizarro – Inca   Age of Discovery  
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Francis Drake   Defeated the Spanish Armada (navy) in 1588AD. Pretty much was a pirate. Circumnavigated the globe (and lived!)   Age of Discovery  
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Jacques Cartier   Made good relationships with Native Americans in Canada. Cartier = Canada   Age of Discovery  
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Ottoman Empire   a Turkish-speaking nomadic people who had migrated from Central Asia into northwestern Asia Minor.   Global Trade  
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Suleyman I   known as “the Magnificent” and “the Lawgiver”. He was a brilliant military general and leader.   Global Trade  
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Mughal Empire   Descendants of the Mongols, the Muslim rulers entered India through the Khyber Pass and established an empire in northern India.   Global Trade  
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Akbar the Great   the greatest Mughal leader.   Global Trade  
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Taj Mahal   a Muslim mausoleum or tomb in India   Global Trade  
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Ming Dynasty   Chinese dynasty meaning brilliant   Global Trade  
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Zheng He   an adventurous and successful Chinese sailor, took seven voyages around the Indian Ocean to Africa   Global Trade  
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Manchus   from Manchuria took over China in 1644 and set up the Qing Dynasty   Global Trade  
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Qing Dynasty   took over China in 1644   Global Trade  
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shogun   the supreme military commander of Japan   Global Trade  
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Minamoto Yoritomo   first Japanese shogun in 1192AD. Had more power than the emperor due to military support.   Global Trade  
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daimyos   Japanese noble landowners   Global Trade  
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samurai   Japanese warriors   Global Trade  
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Copernicus   developed heliocentric theory Interest in planets/space Aerospace   Scientific Revolution  
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Kepler   discovered planetary motion Interest in planets/space Aerospace   Scientific Revolution  
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Galileo   used telescope to support heliocentric theory Aerospace studies   Scientific Revolution  
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Newton   formulated law of gravity Physics   Scientific Revolution  
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Harvey   discovered circulation of the blood Chemistry/ Anatomy/ Biology   Scientific Revolution  
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Vesalius   accurately detailed the study of human anatomy Anatomy/ Biology   Scientific Revolution  
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Bacon   Added experimentation and observation in scientific method; wanted logic and ethics to science Scientific method   Scientific Revolution  
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Descartes   Invented deductive reasoning Scientific method   Scientific Revolution  
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Philip II   ruled:spain,netherlands, southern italian states,and over seas colonies; lead spain through a golden age,first to claim absolute power/inflation from americas and was defeated by britan in 1588   Age of Absolutism  
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Louis XIV   known as the"sun king",built the palace of versailles/ ran nation into debt and wasted money on a lavished life style   Age of Absolutism  
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Peter the Great   westernized russia and expanded russian territory,conquered st.petersburg/used terror to inforce absolute power   Age of Absolutism  
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Catherine the Great   reduced taxes,reformed russias legal system/worsen conditions for peasants   Age of Absolutism  
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James I   tried to rule with divine right, didnt get along with parliment   Age of Absolutism  
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Charles I   forced to sign Petition of Right by parliment   Age of Absolutism  
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Hobbes   wrote:leviathan, stated that people are naturally cruel and greedy and because of this must be a central authority, felt that the best government was an absolute monarchy   Enlightenment  
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Locke   wrote: two treatises on government, best government is a democracy   Enlightenment  
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Montesquieu   wrote:the spirit of las, separation of powers   Enlightenment  
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Voltaire   wrote: candide,seperation of church and state   Enlightenment  
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Rousseau   wrote:the social condract,society corrupts,individual intrest= common goods   Enlightenment  
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Bach   a german musician   Enlightenment  
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   a influential composer of the classical era, was a prodigy at a young age   Enlightenment  
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Haydn   an austrian composer known as the most prominent composers od the classical era   Enlightenment  
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Cervantes   a spanish novelist, wrote don quixote   Enlightenment  
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Delacroix   a french artist, painted liberty leading the people   Enlightenment  
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Louis XVI   king of france was beheaded along with his wife marie antioinette   French Revolution  
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1st Estate   catholic church/clergy   French Revolution  
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2nd Estate   nobility   French Revolution  
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3rd Estate   everybody else (97% of the population)   French Revolution  
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Bourgeoisie   educated middle class   French Revolution  
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Maria Antoinette   austrian queen extravagant spender   French Revolution  
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Jean-Paul Marat   a jacobin journalist,murdered at the start of the reign of terror   French Revolution  
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Maximilien Robespierre   mastermind of the Reign of Terror   French Revolution  
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Napoleon Bonaparte   over threw the french government   French Revolution  
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Count Cavour   unified northern italy   Revolutions  
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Giuseppe Garibaldi   joined southern and northern italy   Revolutions  
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Otto von Bismarck   prime minister of prussia,conbined nationalism and conservation; Realpolitik   Revolutions  
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Viceroys   leaders of colonial system   Latin American Revolutions  
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peninsulares   europeans living in the new world   Latin American Revolutions  
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creoles   born in americas to european parents   Latin American Revolutions  
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mestizos   one european parent and one native parent   Latin American Revolutions  
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mulattoes   one european and one african parent   Latin American Revolutions  
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Toussaint L’Ouverture   born a slave,legally freed, devoted himself to freeing other slaves leading to the hatian independence in 1804   Latin American Revolutions  
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Simone Bolivar   a creole, traveled to europe with enlightenment ideas   Latin American Revolutions  
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Jose de San Martin   military general,trained in europe   Latin American Revolutions  
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Dom Pedro   first ruler of brazil known as the "liberator"   Latin American Revolutions  
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James Hargreaves   invented the spinning wheel   Industrial Revolution  
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Richard Arkwright   invented the spinning frame   Industrial Revolution  
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James Watt   invented the steam engine   Industrial Revolution  
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Edmund Cartwright   invented the power loom   Industrial Revolution  
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Eli Whitney   invited the cotten gin   Industrial Revolution  
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Henry Bessemer   invented the steel manufacture   Industrial Revolution  
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John McAdam   invented a new road building process   Industrial Revolution  
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Edward Jenner   invented the small pox vaccine   Industrial Revolution  
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Louis Pasteur   invented vaccines for diseases   Industrial Revolution  
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Adam Smith   wrote the wealth of nations , laissez faire- the government should have limited role in the economy   Industrial Revolution  
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Karl Marx   wrote the communist manifesto,haves vs. have nots   Industrial Revolution  
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Friedrich Engels   helped write the communist manifesto   Industrial Revolution  
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bourgeoisie   bussiness owners/capitalist   Industrial Revolution  
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proletariat   lower working class   Industrial Revolution  
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Matthew Perry   person who initiated trade between the US and Japan   Industrial Revolution  
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Central Powers   Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Italy, Bulgaria   World War I  
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Allies   England, France, Russia, Serbia, Italy(1915), U.S, colonies   World War I  
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand   was shot and killed by an bosnian revolutionist.   World War I  
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Kaiser Wilhelm II   emperor of germany.Proud and arrogant,   World War I  
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Woodrow Wilson   president of US from 1913-1921. convinces congress to declare war on Germany   World War I  
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tsar   term for an absolute ruler from Russia   Russian Revolution  
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Nicholas II   Tsar of Russia, Weak and incompretent   Russian Revolution  
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Rasputin   Fraudulent monk with greedy and corrupt motives   Russian Revolution  
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Vladimir Lenin   lead the Russian Revolution; Bolshevik leader   Russian Revolution  
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Leon Trotsky   Russian commander of the Communists   Russian Revolution  
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Joseph Stalin   Dictator of USSR in 1927. Totalitarianism.5-year plan. Command Economy   Russian Revolution  
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Benito Mussolini   Fascist Party leader of Italy. Tried to restore Italy to the glory or Rome. Invaded Ethiopia.   World War II  
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Hideki Tojo   Japanese military leader during WWII   World War II  
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Hirohito   Emperor of Japan(figure head). Thought of as a devine god   World War II  
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Adolf Hitler   Dictator of Germany and the Nazi Party. wrote "Mein Kampf". Blamed jews. Tried to restore Aryan race. started the Holocaust.   World War II  
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Aryan Race   The Germanic people   World War II  
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Franklin D. Roosevelt   president of US during WWII. president during Pearl Harbor Attack   World War II  
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Harry Truman   US President that dropped two attomic bombs on Japan   World War II  
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Dwight D. Eisenhower   helped command the invassion on D-Day   World War II  
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Douglas MacArthur   General of the US Army. led the occupation of Japan   World War II  
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Winston Churchill   prime minister of great britain   World War II  
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The “Big Three”   Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin   Interwar Period  
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North Atlantic treaty Organization (NATO)   political organization including Western Europe, US, Canada   Post War Conflicts  
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Warsaw Pact   Included Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe; response to NATO   Cold War  
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United Nations (UN)   Goverment organization created to keep world peace   Post War Conflicts  
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Chaing Kai-Shek   nationalist leader of china   Chinese Revolution  
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Mao Zedong   communist leader of china   Chinese Revolution  
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Deng Xiaping   communist leader of China after Mao. Makes Market economy   Chinese Revolution  
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Ho Chi Minh   Vietnamese communist leader of North Vietnam   Vietnam War  
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Nixon   US president elected to bring the war to an honorable end to Vietnam War   Cold War  
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Fidel Castro   led the communist revolt in cuba   Cold War  
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Nikita Khrushchev   leader of Russia during the cuban revolution   Cold War  
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John F. Kennedy   President of US during the Cuban revolution   Cold War  
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Mikhail Gorbachev   Last president of the USSR. Tried to stop soviet collapse.   Cold War  
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Boris Yeltsin   first elected president of Russia   Cold War  
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Ronal Reagan   US President who increased pressure on the Soviets   Cold War  
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Margaret Thatcher   British prime minister; ally with Reagan   Cold War  
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“Iron Lady”   Margaret Thatcher   Cold War  
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Mohandas Gandhi   Tried to free India from British control using nonviolence   Decolonization  
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.   US Civil Rights leader who used Gandhi's non-violent ideas   Decolonization  
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Jawaharlal Nehru   First prime minister of India   Decolonization  
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Indira Gandhi   Nehrus Daughter. 3rd prime minister of India.   Decolonization  
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Golda Meir   Female prime minister of Isreal. Gets support from US   Decolonization  
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Gamal Abdul Nasser   President of Egypt. Nationalized the Suez Canal   Decolonization  
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Jomo Kenyatta   Father of Kenya   Decolonization  
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Nelson Mandela   Anti-apartheid leader of South Africa, first black president   Decolonization  
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