Global Events

French emperor whose conquests reshaped Europe and triggered the Napoleonic Wars

British Prime Minister who led Allied resistance during World War II

Created one of the largest empires in ancient history, spreading Greek culture across three continents

Roman general and statesman whose rise and assassination transformed the Roman Republic into an Empire

Led India's independence movement through nonviolent resistance, inspiring global decolonisation

Founded the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous land empire in history

Led the American civil rights movement, landmark figure in the fight against racial segregation

His 1492 voyage initiated sustained contact between Europe and the Americas, reshaping world history

Led the United States through the Great Depression and most of World War II

Anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first Black president, symbol of global justice

Founded the People's Republic of China, reshaping the world's most populous nation

Proposed the theory of evolution, fundamentally changing humanity's understanding of life on Earth

His ideological writings inspired communist revolutions that shaped the 20th century world order

Led the Russian Revolution of 1917 and founded the Soviet Union

Mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, triggering the global War on Terror

Last leader of the Soviet Union whose reforms led to the end of the Cold War and fall of the USSR

U.S. President who shaped the post-WWI world order through the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations