Important Figures in World History

Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

• Margaret Thatcher

• Angela Merkel

• Indira Gandhi

• Golda Meir

Which scientist is known for developing the theory of relativity?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

Who led the civil rights movement in the USA during the 1960s?

• Rosa Parks

• Nelson Mandela

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

Who was the first President of South Africa elected in a fully representative democratic election?

• Desmond Tutu

• Nelson Mandela

• Thabo Mbeki

• Walter Sisulu

Which famous artist painted the 'Mona Lisa'?

• Vincent van Gogh

• Pablo Picasso

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Claude Monet

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

• Leon Trotsky

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Physics'?

• Niels Bohr

• Albert Einstein

• Richard Feynman

• Max Planck

Which Indian leader is known for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance?

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Mahatma Gandhi

• B.R. Ambedkar

• Sardar Patel

Who was a prominent figure in the abolition of slavery in the United States?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Abraham Lincoln

• Sojourner Truth

Which Chinese philosopher is known for founding Confucianism?

• Laozi

• Confucius

• Sun Tzu

• Zhu Xi