1. 13d - People of the 20th Century
Indira Gandhi
Deng Xiaoping
Gorbachev
Thatcher
Name From Area Major Contributions

2. Indira Gandhi
-One of the best known
women political figures (20th
Century)
-Served as Prime Minister
(two terms)
-Promoted a policy of
“modernization”
People of the 20th
Century
From: India
Area of influence: political, economics

3. Xiaoping
-Grew up supporting Mao
-Later, he differed with Mao
concerning China’s economic
development
- Legacy: restoration of
China’s economic growth
after the abuses of the
Cultural Revolution and
family planning
People of the 20th
Century
From: China
Area of influence: political, social, economics

4. Gorbachev
-Perestroika: restructuring of
the Soviet economy
- Glasnost: openness
-foreign policy: worked w/
U.S. President Ronald Reagan
to reduce nuclear armaments
People of the 20th
Century
From: U.S.S.R.
Area of influence: political, social, and
economic reforms

5. Thatcher
-One of the most influential
women of the 20th
Century
-Served three consecutive
terms as Prime Minister
-Conservative: believed in
privatization of government
utilities and industries (shared
a conservative policy w/ U.S.
President, Ronald Reagan)
People of the 20th
Century
From: Great Britain
Area of influence: political

6. People of the 20th Century
Indira Ghandi
Deng Xiaoping
Gorbachev
Thatcher
India
China
U.S.S.R.
Great
Britain
-One of the best known women political figures (20th
Cen.)
- Served as Prime Minister (two terms)
- Promoted a policy of “modernization”
-Grew up supporting Mao
-Later, he differed with Mao concerning economic development
-Legacy: restoration of China’s economic growth after the abuses
of the Cultural Revolution and family planning
-Perestroika: restructuring of the Soviet economy
- Glasnost: openness
- Foreign policy: worked w/ U.S. President Ronald Reagan to
reduce nuclear armaments
-One of the most influential women of the 20th
Century
-Served three consecutive terms as Prime Minister
-Conservative: believed in privatization of government utilities
and industries (shared a conservative policy w/, R. Reagan
Name From Area Major Contributions
Political
Political
Social
Economics
Political
Social
Economics
Political

7. Sources
• Indira Ghandi picture http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/indira-gandhi/pictures.html
• Deng Xiaoping picture http://encarta.msn.com/media_461554082_761573055_-1_1/deng_xiaoping.html
• Mikhail Gorbachev picture http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/photocredit/achievers/gor0-010
• Margaret Thatcher picture http://www.fanpix.net/picture-gallery/250/892250-margaret-thatcher-picture.htm
• Indira Ghandi text http://www.answers.com/topic/indira-gandhi
• Deng Xiaoping text http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/157645/Deng-Xiaoping
• Mikhail Gorbachev text http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDgorbachev.htm
• Margaret Thatcher text http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/thatcher_margaret.shtml
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