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              49         Think three                                                                                                     50         Global leaders (Past)



            See how quickly can you think on a given topic. For each of the described                                                 Here are some world leaders who had a great influence in the past. Can you

            quality think of three things.                                                                                            name them?

                                                                                                                                      1.   He was a leader of the Nazi party and became a powerful                                       1

                                           Name 3 things that...                                                                           dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945.



                            1.  are square in shape                   :                                                               2.   One of the most popular President of the United                       2
                                                                                                                                           States of America, he is known for leading his country
                                                                                                                                           to victory over the British in the American Revolution.
                            2.  are orange in colour                  :


                            3.  you can read                          :                                                               3.   He founded the People’s Republic of China and was                                             3
                                                                                                                                           the primary leader of the country from its establishment in
                                                                                                                                           1949 until his death in 1976.
                            4.  you bring to school daily             :

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4
                            5.  smells good                           :                                                               4.   As the dictator of France, he introduced many

                                                                                                                                           government reforms. In 1804 he was crowned the
                            6.  take place in the morning             :                                                                    first Emperor of France.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5

                            7.  can float on water                    :                                                               5.   He was a lawyer, politician and founder of Pakistan. He

                                                                                                                                           served as Pakistan’s first Governor General until his death.
                            8.  you can climb                         :                                                                                                                                          6


                                                                                                                                      6.   He was often called the ‘Father of Singapore’. He
                            9.  you like to do                        :                                                                    served as the Prime Minister of Singapore for almost

                                                                                                                                           three decades.
                            10. you don’t like to do                  :                                                                                                                                                                    7


                                                                                                                                      7.   He was a revolutionary leader and the principal force behind
                                                                                                                                           the Vietnamese struggle against French rule.
                      Info-bites

                     When you are thinking hard, you are using your cerebrum. Your memory also
                     lives in your cerebrum. The cerebrum also helps you to reason and take logical                                              Mao Zedong                   Lee Kuan Yew              Napoleon Bonaparte
                     decisions. It has two halves. Scientists think that the right half helps you to
                     think about abstract things like music, colour and shapes while the left half                                               Adolf Hitler              George Washington                  Ho Chi Minh
                     helps you with Maths, logic and speech.                                                                               Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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