Political Leaders of World War I

The atlas holds 21 people and 120 moments here, from 1914 to 1918. The most recorded lives are Vladimir Lenin, Mahatma Gandhi and Henry Ford.

Notable people

  1. Vladimir Lenin

    from 1914 to 1918

    32 moments here

    Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

    from 1914 to 1918

    22 moments here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  3. Henry Ford

    from 1914 to 1918

    12 moments here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

  4. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    from 1915 to 1918

    10 moments here

    Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

  5. Golda Meir

    from 1914 to 1918

    6 moments here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

  6. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1915 to 1918

    5 moments here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  7. Charles de Gaulle

    from 1914 to 1918

    4 moments here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  8. Adolf Hitler

    from 1916 to 1918

    3 moments here

    Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

  9. Ronald Reagan

    from 1914 to 1917

    3 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  10. Joseph Stalin

    from 1914 to 1918

    3 moments here

    Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…

  11. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    from 1917 to 1918

    3 moments here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  12. Helen Keller

    from 1916 to 1917

    3 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

  13. Winston Churchill

    from 1914 to 1916

    2 moments here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  14. John F. Kennedy

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  15. Benito Mussolini

    in 1915

    2 moments here

    Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

  16. Harry S. Truman

    from 1917 to 1918

    2 moments here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

  17. Theodore Roosevelt

    in 1914

    2 moments here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

  18. Nelson Mandela

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  19. Indira Gandhi

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  20. Ernest Rutherford

    in 1914

    1 moment here

    New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

  21. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

Moments

  1. 1914 Return to Milwaukee and Zionist activity Golda Meir
  2. 1914 Everglades tour with John Burroughs Henry Ford
  3. 1914 Visit to Edison in Florida Henry Ford
  4. 1914 Serves final exile at Kureika Joseph Stalin
  5. 1914 Settled in wartime Bern Vladimir Lenin
  6. 1914 Reached the River of Doubt Theodore Roosevelt
  7. 1914 Return to Manaus after expedition Theodore Roosevelt
  8. 1914 Departure from Denver Golda Meir
  9. 1914 Departs Cape Town for England Mahatma Gandhi
  10. 1914 Wounded at Dinant Charles de Gaulle
  11. 1914 Imprisoned at Nowy Targ Vladimir Lenin
  12. 1914 Wellington Town Hall lecture Ernest Rutherford
  13. 1914 At besieged Antwerp Winston Churchill
  14. 1914 Moves to Chicago Ronald Reagan
  15. 1915 First Army posting at Fort Sam Houston Dwight D. Eisenhower
  16. 1915 Graduation from West Point Dwight D. Eisenhower
  17. 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition trip Henry Ford
  18. 1915 Peace-mission meeting at the White House Henry Ford
  19. 1915 Vagabonds arrive at San Diego Henry Ford
  20. 1915 Vagabonds drive from Riverside Henry Ford
  21. 1915 Returns to India at Apollo Bunder Mahatma Gandhi
  22. 1915 Arrives at Shantiniketan Mahatma Gandhi
  23. 1915 Received in Ahmedabad Mahatma Gandhi
  24. 1915 Wounded in the First Battle of Champagne Charles de Gaulle
  25. 1915 Arrives in Rangoon Mahatma Gandhi
  26. 1915 Meets Tagore at Shantiniketan Mahatma Gandhi
  27. 1915 Addresses Madras law dinner Mahatma Gandhi
  28. 1915 Visits Rishikesh and Lakshman Jhula Mahatma Gandhi
  29. 1915 Volunteers at Haridwar Kumbh Mela Mahatma Gandhi
  30. 1915 Commands the 19th Division at Gallipoli Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  31. 1915 Opens Kochrab Ashram residence Mahatma Gandhi
  32. 1915 Received at Mayavaram Mahatma Gandhi
  33. 1915 Received by Bangalore citizens Mahatma Gandhi
  34. 1915 Starts Kochrab Ashram Mahatma Gandhi
  35. 1915 Commands near the firing line at Chunuk Bair Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  36. 1915 Service on the Isonzo front Benito Mussolini
  37. 1915 Zimmerwald anti-war conference Vladimir Lenin
  38. 1915 Peace Ship press conference Henry Ford
  39. 1915 Marriage to Rachele Guidi Benito Mussolini
  40. 1915 Departure from Bergen Henry Ford
  41. 1915 Departure on the Peace Ship Henry Ford
  42. 1915 Peace Ship arrival in Oslo Henry Ford
  43. 1915 Lives in Galesburg Ronald Reagan
  44. 1916 Teaching and study in Milwaukee Golda Meir
  45. 1916 Lecture at Mabel Tainter Memorial Building Helen Keller
  46. 1916 Peace speech in New York Helen Keller
  47. 1916 Return from the Peace Ship mission Henry Ford
  48. 1916 Serves in Edirne after Gallipoli Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  49. 1916 Takes command in Diyarbakır Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  50. 1916 Commands troops at Ploegsteert Winston Churchill

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