20th-Century World Leaders Part 1 Quiz

Answer: Lenin

Vladimir Lenin aka Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov (1870-1924) was the founder of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). He was the first paramount leader of the Soviet state from 1917 until his death in 1924. He founded the Comintern (Communist International) and was the posthumous source of "Leninism" which was based on Karl Marx's works.

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the 28th American President from 1913 to 1921. He did not want to be involved in war, but had to declare war on Germany after the German U boat sank RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915. The sinking changed the public opinion of the American people, resulting in the American entry into First World War. After the War, President Wilson proposed the League of Nations, the first world organization to main world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920.

Answer: Sir Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was the British Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945, leading his country to victory in the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. He was well known for his dogged resistance to Nazi Germany during the darkest hours of the Second World War. Who could forget his famous speech "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" after the Battle of Britain.

Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt aka FDR was the American president from 1933 to 1945, the only one to serve more than three terms. He led the country out of depression by implementing the New Deal policies, created Social Security system to help senior citizens.

In 7 December 1941, he declared war on Japan after Pearl Harbor was bombed and played a very important role in the final victory over the Axis powers.

Answer: Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was born into a peasant family in Hunan. He was inspired by the Xinhai Revolution in 1911. In 1921, he became one of the founding member of the CPC. He was the leader of the CPC in the war resistance against Japan from 1937 to 1945.

In 1949, he led the People's Liberation Army to victory over the Nationalist force headed by Chiang Kai-shek. On 1 October 1949, he declared the founding of PRC

Answer: Josef Stalin

Joseph Stalin aka Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin (1878-1953) was the secretary-general of the Communist Part of USSR (1922-1953). He became the premier of USSR from 1941 until his death in 1953. During his rule, he transformed the USSR into a major world power.

Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) was the first Turkish President from 1923 until his death in 1938. He fought for the Ottoman Empire in the Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912), Balkan War (1912-1913) and First World War (1914-1919). Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War, he led a national movement to prevent the country from being split by the Allied powers.

He abolished the Ottoman Empire and declared the founding of Turkish Republic on October 1923.

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) aka Pandit Nehru was the Indian Prime Minister from 1947 until his death in 1964. He was a graduate of Trinity College in Cambridge and the Inner Temple, where he was trained to be a lawyer. With Mahatma Gandhi as his mentor, he became a leading figure in the Indian National Congress (INC) fighting for the independence of India from 1920s to 1940s.

Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) was a trained lawyer who became an activist for the independence of his nation, leading his country to independence on 14 August 1947 from the British. He was the first Governor-General of Pakistan from independence until his death on 11 September 1948. For his contribution to the nation, he is revered in Pakistan as the Great Leader and Father of the Nation.

Answer: Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) was the undisputed leader of the Free French during the Second World War. In 1944, he became the leader of the Provisional Government of the French Republic. He served as the French President from 1959 to 1969, playing an active role in the early part of the Cold War.