World Leaders and Politicians

Executive Order 9066, which authorized the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, also known as the Snyder Act, was signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830, which led to the Trail of Tears, was a signature policy of President Andrew Jackson.

Julius Caesar rose to power through his military conquests in Gaul and his subsequent victory in the civil war. His popularity with the common people and his military strength made him the leader of Rome.

Joseph Stalin is historically responsible for the deaths of millions of Soviet citizens through forced collectivization, the Great Purge, and the Gulag system. While Hitler was responsible for the Holocaust, the specific figure of 40 million is most frequently associated with the human cost of Stalin's policies.

Mustafa Kemal, the founder of modern Turkey, was given the surname 'Ataturk,' meaning 'Father of the Turks,' by the Turkish Parliament in 1934.

Abd Al-Aziz Ibn Saud was the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. He unified the various tribes of the Arabian Peninsula to form the kingdom.

Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election and took office in 1933.

An autocratic leadership style is characterized by individual control over all decisions with little input from group members. Hitler's leadership is a historical example of this style.

Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Prussia, famously declared that the great questions of the day would be decided by iron and blood.

Winston Churchill served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom throughout the majority of World War II, leading the nation through the conflict.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the President of the United States for the duration of the war until his death in April 1945, shortly before the war in Europe ended.

Benito Mussolini was the fascist dictator of Italy during the interwar period and World War II.

Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Nazi Germany and the primary aggressor in the European theater of World War II.

Otto von Bismarck, the first Chancellor of the German Empire, was famously known as the 'Iron Chancellor' due to his 'blood and iron' policy regarding the unification of Germany.