Provide a detailed description of the historical importance of each of the famous people, key terms and places listed below. Focus on explaining what is most important to know about each including information that helps explain who, what, when, where and why. Use the lessons listed in parentheses to find the necessary information and avoid using Google, Wikipedia or other internet sources. Famous People
Caudillos (6.01): a Castilian word meaning leader; it’s usually used to describe a military leader at the head of an authoritarian regime
Adam Smith (6.03): Scottish moral philosopher, Adam Smith has been called the father of modern economics. In his book The Wealth of Nations, he favored capitalism as the most efficient and productive economic system.
Karl Marx (6.03): Karl Marx was a philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Germany Marx was deeply moved by the misery of the British working classes during his lifetime, and this sympathy contributed significantly to his socioeconomic theories. He was unequivocally opposed to the capitalist system,
Robert Owen (6.03): Robert Owen was a Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement.
Gandhi (6.06, 8.05): was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. , Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. protesting for more than 20 years for India's independence from British rule. Finally, after World War II, Britain agreed to grant this independence. However, the Muslim league in India wanted the nation to be partitioned along religious lines into
Kenyatta (6.06): Jomo Kenyatta led the Kenya African Union (KAU), which fought for independence. Jomo Kenyatta was the leader of Kenya from independence in 1963 to his death in 1978, serving first as Prime Minister and then as President. He is considered the