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| Hussein, Saddam | (1937- ) President of Iraq since 1979. He has led his control into two devastating wars, one against Iran in 1980 to 1988, and the Persian Gulf War in 1990 – 1991 which started as a result of his invading Kuwait. |
| Ibn Sina | Islamic physician, wrote a book called Canon on Medicine, which was an encyclopedia of Greek, Arabic, and his own knowledge of medicine. This book became the standard medical text in Europe for over five hundred years. |
| Jiang Jieshi | (1887-1975) Leader of the Guomindang, or Nationalist Party in China. Fought to keep China from becoming communist, and to resist the Japanese during World War II. He lost control of China in 1949, and fled to Taiwan where he setup a rival government. Also known as Chang Kai Shek. |
| Joseph II | The son of Maria Teresa and a enlightened despot who ruled over the Austrian Empire. |
| Kaiser Wilhelm | (1859-1941) King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany whose political policies led his country into World War I. He was forced from power when Germany lost the war. |
| Kenyatta, Jomo | (1894?-1978) Independence leader who help lead Kenya out of European imperialism after World War II. |
| Khrushchev, Nikita | (1894-1971) Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. Khrushchev was critical of Stalin’s policies and attempted to reverse some of them. He is responsible for placing nuclear missiles in Cuba which resulted in the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
| King Leopold | (1835-1909) King of Belgium who began imperialistic trade inside of Africa which resulted in the Scramble for Africa. |
| Kipling, Rudyard | (1865-1936) British writer and poet. His poem The White Man’s Burden became a popular justification for European imperialism. |
| Koch, Robert | (1843-1910) German physician who, in the 1880’s, discovered that bacteria caused tuberculosis. |
| Kong Fu Zi : | See Confucius |
| Kublai Khan | (1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China. |
| Lao Tze | (570-490 BCE?) Chinese philosopher credited with originating Taoism/Daoism. His teachings were collected and published as the Tao-te Ching. |
| Lenin, Vladimir | (1870-1924) Russian revolutionary leader and political theorist. He was the first leader of the new communist government of Soviet Russia. Later, he was also the first leader of the Soviet Union, which was composed of most of the republics of the former Russian Empire. |
| Lister, Joseph | (1827-1912) English surgeon who discovered that germs cause post operative infections. He then insisted doctors use antiseptics, substances that kill germs, on their hands and instruments before surgery. This process greatly reduced the number of deaths caused by infection after surgery. |
| Lloyd George, David | (1863-1945) British Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922, he led Great Britain through World War I. He was one of the formulators of the Treaty of Versailles. |
| Locke, John | (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. He wrote Two Treaties on Government which explained that all men have Natural Rights, which are Life, Liberty, and Property, and that the purpose of government was to protect these rights. |
| Louis XIV | (1638-1715) Known as the Sun King, he was an absolute monarch that completely controlled France. One of his greatest accomplishments was the building of the palace at Versailles. |
| Louis XVI (1754-1793) | (1754-1793) King of France between 1774 and 1792. He was overthrown during the French Revolution and later beheaded. |
| L'Ouverture, Toussaint | (1743?-1803) Revolutionary leader who is responsible for ousting France from Haiti during the Latin American Revolutions in the early 19th century. |
