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02-14-2006, 05:46 PM
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Most Important World Figures 1900-2000
This is from a discussion that didn't really get anywhere conclusive. So, I am polling the genius of the politics forum: who do you think are the top 10?
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02-14-2006, 06:14 PM
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Re: Most Important World Figures 1900-2000
Clinton
Arafat Yeltsin oh [censored], 1900, not 1990. My bad umm, Wilson Hitler Stalin Roosevelt Truman, fo' sho' Gorbechov (sp?) Castro MLK jr Ghandi Mao Lenin Gurion more than ten but whatever Should be noted that I'm American and thus I'm sure that my choices are a bit skewed
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02-14-2006, 06:25 PM
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Re: Most Important World Figures 1900-2000
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Clinton Arafat Yeltsin oh [censored], 1900, not 1990. My bad umm, Wilson Hitler Stalin Roosevelt Truman, fo' sho' Gorbechov (sp?) Castro MLK jr Ghandi Mao Lenin Gurion more than ten but whatever Should be noted that I'm American and thus I'm sure that my choices are a bit skewed [/ QUOTE ] Drop Truman and Ben-Gurion, add Churchill. Drop MLK, Wilson, and Castro. Not sure what a World "Figure" is, but you may want to include someone like Bill Gates.
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#5
02-14-2006, 06:31 PM
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Re: Most Important World Figures 1900-2000
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Drop Truman and Ben-Gurion, add Churchill. Drop MLK, Wilson, and Castro. [/ QUOTE ] Truman ordered the only atomic bomb(s) ever to be used in warfare as well as initiate the containment poilicy which shaped the future of the US for the following 50yrs Ben-Gurion isthe personification of Israel and thus marks the begining of an on goingconflict in the middle east. Wilson pioneered the early UN (League of Nations) and was a damn good president IMO (not that the last part counts for anything) Churchill is a bitch, the only reason he is even worth mentioning is because his country happened to be the last one in western Europe that the nazis went for. He was nothign special and the UK only lasted because of US aid and intervention. Castro, fine, he is not that important MLK jr is much more worthy than Castro but his effect is really limited only to the US so I guess thelack of global impact makes him not so good for the list.
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02-14-2006, 06:33 PM
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Re: Most Important World Figures 1900-2000
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Not sure what a World "Figure" is, but you may want to include someone like Bill Gates. [/ QUOTE ] Well, since I'm polling here it's obviously going to be mostly politicians, political leaders, etc., but it includes pretty much everyone - Bill Gates, the Wright Brothers, whomever.
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#7
02-14-2006, 06:45 PM
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Re: Most Important World Figures 1900-2000
This is tough and arbitrary, but in no order:
Hitler Einstein Lenin Stalin Frankin Roosevelt Bill Gates Henry Ford Wright Brothers Ronald Reagan Gandhi
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#8
02-14-2006, 07:02 PM
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Re: Most Important World Figures 1900-2000
There's at least 20 more I think could go on here as equally important. Top 10 is really too restrictive.
Godel Einstein Planck Picasso Sarte John Paul II Hitler Lenin Ford Ben-Gurion
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#9
02-14-2006, 07:32 PM
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Re: Most Important World Figures 1900-2000
In no particular order
1. FDR 2. Lenin 3. Hitler 4. Ghandi 5. Mao 6. Einstein 7. Alexander Fleming (Penicillin) 8. Nicolai Tesla 9. Stalin 10. Oppenheimer Oppenheimer is the only one I'm not really sure of, and I'm not positive that he and Einstein merit two places on the list. I also considered Reagan, Yeltsin, Gorbachov, Edison (but chose Tesla instead), Ford, Watson (of IBM) Wilson (wither Woodrow or Edith, depending on who you think was running things), Teddy Roosevelt -- though he really straddled the 19th and 20th centuries), Bismark, etc., Pope John XXIII, Pope John Paul II and a bunch of others.
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02-14-2006, 07:35 PM
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Re: Most Important World Figures 1900-2000
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There's at least 20 more I think could go on here as equally important. Top 10 is really too restrictive. Godel Einstein Planck Picasso Sarte John Paul II Hitler Lenin Ford Ben-Gurion [/ QUOTE ] This list sucks. Picasso? John Paul? over any american president?
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