Leaders
This UK Labour Party leader became Prime Minister in 1997, ending 18 years of Conservative rule.
Who is Tony Blair?
This organization, founded in 1945, aims to maintain world peace and security.
What is the United Nations (UN)?
The 1991 Gulf War was triggered by this country’s invasion of Kuwait.
What is Iraq?
This ideology emphasizes private property, free markets, and limited government intervention.
What is capitalism?
He became the first President of the United States in 1789.
Who is George Washington?
This South African leader was imprisoned for 27 years before becoming the first Black president in 1994.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This military alliance, formed in 1949, includes the U.S., Canada, and many European countries.
What is NATO?
This global conflict lasted from 1939 to 1945 and involved most of the world’s nations.
What is World War II?
This ideology seeks a classless society and common ownership of production.
What is communism?
This German Chancellor oversaw reunification in 1990.
Who is Helmut Kohl?
She became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of this global organization.
What is the United Nations (UN)?
This prolonged civil war began in 2011 and is ongoing in the Middle Eastern country of Syria.
What is the Syrian Civil War?
This political philosophy values tradition, social stability, and strong authority.
What is conservatism?
This woman became the first female Chancellor of Germany in 2005.
Who is Angela Merkel?
This Russian leader came to power after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1999.
Who is Vladimir Putin?
This global financial institution provides loans and aid to developing countries.
What is the World Bank?
This Cold War-era conflict involved North and South Vietnam and U.S. intervention.
What is the Vietnam War?
This ideology promotes social equality and government involvement in economic redistribution.
What is socialism?
In 2010, he became the first Black President of Brazil.
Who is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva?
He was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
Who is Fidel Castro?
This organization coordinates global trade rules and disputes between nations.
What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
This 1994 genocide occurred in East Africa, where an estimated 800,000 people were killed.
What is the Rwandan Genocide?
This radical political movement in the early 20th century led to totalitarian regimes in Italy and Germany.
What is fascism?
This 20th-century leader of India helped negotiate independence from Britain and promoted nonviolent resistance.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?