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Nikita Khrushchev

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(1894-1971) Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. Khrushchev was critical of Stalins policies and attempted to reverse some of them. He is responsible for placing nuclear missiles in Cuba ...

(1542-1605) Emperor of the Mughal Empire in India. He is considered to be their greatest ruler. He is responsible for the expansion of his empire, the stability his administration gave to it, and the ...

Fidel Castro

History; World history

(1926?- ) Leader of the Cuban Revolution and communist dictator of Cuba. He is responsible for making Cuba a socialist country which has often been at odds with the United States. Notably, the bay of ...

Ottoman Empire

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Hereditary nation state centered in Turkey. It was founded in the late 13th century after the collapse of the Byzantine Empire and extended across most of Asia Minor and the Middle East. The Ottoman ...

John Locke

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(1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. He wrote Two Treaties on Government which explained that all men have Natural Rights, which are Life, Liberty, and Property, and that the ...

Ferdinand and Isabella

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During the late 15th century, they became King and Queen of a united Spain after centuries of Islamic domination. Together, they made Spain a strong Christian nation and also provided funding to ...

Boris Yeltsin

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(1931- ) President of Russia. He was elected before the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. He served until 1999. Yeltsin was instrumental in keeping a cout detat from occurring which would have ...