CHAPTER 30

I helped start the revolution in Russia without ever being there. The leaders of the Bolsheviks took my ideologies & turned Russia into a Communist state. You could say…I left my “Mark.”

KARL MARX

I returned back to Russia & helped start the revolution. Everyone was so happy to see me that they cheered when I stepped off the train. I was known as the father of the Revolution.

Vladimir Lenin

I was a self described holy man. I helped the czar’s son with his hemophilia. I ended up being very influential in czar Nicholas’ II regime…but it didn’t turn out so well for either of us.

Rasputin

After my death in 1825, Russia fell into 100 years of turmoil.

Czar Alexander I

My attempt at being a leader in Russia was a miserable failure. I kept on fighting in World War I even after everyone told me to get out. I should have seen what happened to Nicholas after he kept fighting in the war…our temporary government was only temporary for me as a leader too.

Alexander Kerensky

I took absolute control of the Bolshevik party by climbing the ladder of power & put my supporters in positions of power. I changed my name, because it literally means “man of steel.” I guess I was the first Superman.

Josef Stalin

I turned Russia into police state. I didn’t trust anyone…including sniveling smart-aleck teenagers. I had teachers give me reports on all their students.

Czar Alexander III

I tried my best to make changes in the Russian country, but even that made people mad. I ended up being assassinated.

Czar Alexander II

I was determined to turn Russia into an industrial monster. I put in place my 5 year plans which were high successful.

Josef Stalin

The Russian people still love me to this day. They have kept my body encased in a casket where people can still view my handsome face even to this day.

Vladimir Lenin

I took a lot to kill me. In 1916 a group of people tricked me into eating poisoned cakes – that didn’t work. So then they decided to shoot me. Well, that didn’t work either. So they ended up throwing me in the river where I finally drown.

Rasputin

I made a number of mistakes which eventually led me to have to abdicate my throne.

Czar Nicholas II

I freed the serfs. I thought it was a good idea, because everyone was complaining. But after I die my son ends up changing all my reforms.

Czar Alexander II

I wasn’t technically responsible for the pogroms (violence against the Jews) in Russia, but I sure didn’t do anything to stop it. My police & soldiers just stood by as the Russian natives destroyed Jewish homes & synagogues.

Czar Alexander III

I started from humble beginnings. Although I would be just an assistant librarian, I would become China’s greatest revolutionary leader.

Mao Zedong

After Sun Yixian died, I took over the Kuomintang in China. I tried very hard to keep China a democracy & I promised more political rights for the people. But things did not turn out the way I planned – my government became corrupt & a revolution began.

Jiang Jieshialso known as Chiang kai Shek

I was the first leader in China start a nationalization plan & helped overthrow the Qing dynasty, which had ruled since 1644.

Sun Yixian

I helped the Communist movement in China by sending advisers & equipment to China…while the rest of Western Europe refused to help the struggling government – I wanted to see communism in China!

Vladimir Lenin

I was the leader of the Muslim League of India. I fought those greedy #@%^!^$ from Great Britain & tried to gain independence for India.

Ali Jinnah

I hate the influence of the Ottomans had upon us. We need to become more westernized. Everyone in our country need to wear Western-style business suits & we need to get rid of those awful fezzes.

Mustafa Kemal

The slaughter at Amritsar infuriated me & caused me to fight the British injustice by using non-violent tactics.

Mohandas K. Gandhi

I am brilliant. What can I say? The Greeks kept invading our homeland & I had enough. I led our nationalist soldiers to fight back & I became the first president of our New Republic.

Mustafa Kemal

I modernized Persia. I set up schools, built roads & railroads. I also changed the name of our country from Persia (which those awful Greeks gave us) to Iran, which we like much better.

Reza Sha Phalavi

I unified all of Arabia & renamed it Saudi Arabia after my family’s name. We held strictly to Islamic law.

Abd al-Aziz Ibd Aziz Saud (sah·OOD)

I adopted the spinning wheel as the symbol of resistance to British rule. This was eventually put on our flag.

Mohandas Gandhi

I am considered the father of Modern China.

Sun Yixian