Benjamin Franklin was an American revolutionary, diplomat, and inventor who died in 1790

Thomas Jefferson was the third American president

Abraham Lincoln made the Emancipation Proclamation

Nelson Mandela was a South African activist who fought Apartheid

Charles de Gaulle was a 20th century French general and president who was viewed as a national hero

Mohandas Gandhi led India in its movement for independence during the 20th century

Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who, during the 1200s, traveled east

Mikahil Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union, who contributed to its collapse

Wilhelm II- the Kaiser of Germany during WWI

William the Conquerer was the first Norman French ruler of England who took control after the Battle of Hastings

Joseph Stalin was a Communist dictator of the Soviet Union who died in 1953

Napoleon Bonaparte was the post-revolutionary ruler of France who maintained some aspects of revolutionary reform

Adolf Hitler was the fascist leader of Germany during WWII who caused the Holacaust

Kim Il Sung was the first Communist leader of North Korea

Mao Zedong was the first Communist leader of China, who came to power soon after WWII

Maximilien Robespierre was a figure in the French Revolution who took part in the infamous "Reign of Terror"

Otto Von Bismarck led many military efforts for German Unification

Fidel Castro was a Cuban Communist revolutionary

Henry VIII was the English King who formed the Church of England

Benito Mussolini- the fascist dictator of Italy during WWII

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of India following its independence

Pol Pot caused the death of many Cambodians as the leader of the Khmer Rouge