1. Key Figures Regents Review Part 3
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Key Figures Regents Review
Part 3
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2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Alexander the Great
Mikhail Gorbachev
Catherine the Great
Benito Mussolini
Garibaldi
Commodore Perry
Justinian
Julius Caesar
Nelson Mandela
Chiang Kai-Shek
Ayatollah Khomeini
Mansa Musa
Nikita Khrushchev
Simon Bolivar
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Boris Yeltsin

3. Mikhail Gorbachev Last Communist leader of the Soviet Union
Perestroika – Policy of reform of economy and government
Glasnost – Policy of Openness to Democratic Ideas

4. Alexander the Great Macedonian (Greek) Emperor- created huge empire
Conquered Greece, Egypt, India, and Persia
Blended these four cultures into Helenistic Culture

5. Catherine the Great Czarina of Russia
Wanted to expand Russian territory
“Enlightened Despot” – liked the ideas of the Enlightenment

6. Benito Mussolini Dictator of Italy during World War II
Extreme Italian Nationalist
Joined with Hitler and Japan to form the Axis Powers

7. Justinian Emperor of Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire
Preserved laws with Justinian’s Code

8. Julius Caesar Roman General and Dictator Expanded the Roman Empire
Assassinated by members of Roman Senate

9. Garibaldi Italian Nationalist
Helped Unite Italy by conquering Sicily and Southern Italy
Led an army called the “Red Shirts”

10. Commodore Perry American Naval Commander
Opened Japan to trade ending their isolation

11. Chiang Kai-shek Nationalist leader of China
Fought against Mao Zedong in the Chinese Civil War
He lost and established Republic of Taiwan

12. Mansa Musa
King of Mali
His rule led to a Golden Age in West Africa

13. Nelson Mandela Fought Apartheid policies in South Africa
Spent 27 years in jail fighting racial inequality
Became first black President of South Africa

14. Ayatollah Khomeini Spiritual Leader in Iran
Helped develop theocracy there
Anti-American
Fundamentalist Muslim

15. Boris Yeltsin President of Russia
Leader of Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union
Reformed Russia’s government and economy

16. Simon Bolivar Nationalist/independence leader in South America
Led an army to win independence from Spain
His nickname is the “Great Liberator”

17. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
His assassination directly led to World War I

18. Nikita Khrushchev Communist leader of the Soviet Union
Lead USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis
De-Stalinization