Became president when Franklin D. Roosevelt died. He is most known for putting an end to World War II in the Pacific by dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. He is also known for the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the Korean War
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Joseph Stalin
Totalitarian dictator of the Soviet Union; used violent crackdowns on his political enemies to strengthen his control; led the Soviet Union through the WWII and created a powerful Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe after the war
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Mao Zedong
Leader of the Chinese Communists; led a successful revolution and established a Communist government in China in 1949
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Fidel Castro
Communist political leader of Cuba, helped overthrow the Cuban government in 1959 and seized control of the country, except using total control of the government and economy
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Dweight Eisenhower
34th president of the US, led the Allied invasion of North Africa, the D-Day invasion of France, and commanded the Allied forces in Europe during WWII; faced many Cold War challenges as president
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Totalitarian dictator of the Soviet Union; used violent crackdowns on his political enemies to strengthen his control; led the Soviet Union through the WWII and created a powerful Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe after the war
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