10 a great man who influenced the development of the world

George Bush

Success is counter-terrorism and failure is counter-terrorism.

The "9.1"terrorist attack in 200 1 year hit the United States hard and made George W. Bush, then president of the United States. After "9. 1 1", the United States United as an enemy, and the image of a tough president called by the current situation hit it off with Bush's cowboy style, and interpreted the war on terrorism in a unilateral and preemptive way. It can be said that "9. 1 1" brought "Bushism" to the United States, which is the fundamental reason for the rise of Bush's support rate after "9.1/". Bush changed from a weak image at the beginning of taking office to a veritable "imperial president."

However, the protracted war on terrorism has paid a heavy price to the United States and caused Bush's image to plummet. To make matters worse, just before Bush left office, a once-in-a-century financial crisis broke out in the United States. Critics point out that Bush's opposition to government regulation can hardly be attributed to the spread of mortgage and financial crisis.

Just as his presidency was questioned after the 2000 election, Bush's eight-year term was also controversial. He was the president with the highest public support rate in American history and one of the presidents with the lowest public support rate when he left office. The controversy about Bush continues, but the war on terror and the financial crisis have changed the world irreversibly.

2. Putin (name)

Vladimir Putin

Save Russia by force.

When Yeltsin brought Russia into the new political system, he also brought Russia into disaster. Putin used power to clean up this mess and found confidence for the country again. Putin was elected president of Russia in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004 with high support rate. He saved this rapidly declining country with extraordinary perseverance and tenacity. Revitalize the Russian economy through huge energy gains, pay off huge foreign debts, rebuild military strength, and regain strong influence in international affairs.

Just as Putin's final confession to reporters before leaving the presidency in 2008: "I am convinced that I am worthy of the Russian people who elected me president twice. For eight years, I worked like a slave from morning till night, and I gave all my strength. I am very satisfied with my work! "

3. Bin Laden's "9 1 1" shocked the world.

In 200 1 year, the "9. 1 1" terrorist attack that shocked the world made bin Laden the focus of the world. The international terrorist forces he represents show the world a completely different evil force, which can make the powerful United States vulnerable. Since then, international terrorism has become popular all over the world. From Bali, an Indonesian resort, to Madrid Railway Station, from North Ossetia and Beslan No.1 Middle School in Russia to Sharm el-Sheikh, a Red Sea resort in Egypt, terrorist attacks are everywhere, and the world seems to be shrouded in the shadow of fear.

Anxious to avenge "9. 1 1" and hoping that the world would quickly restore its political and economic confidence in the United States, the Bush administration implemented a preemptive strategy and launched a global war on terrorism. 1On October 7, the United States launched a large-scale military strike against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan that sheltered bin Laden. Less than two months later, the Taliban regime was overthrown, but bin Laden cunningly escaped the US round-up and never showed up again. On March 20, 2003, the United States launched the Iraq war and overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime on the pretext that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and colluded with bin Laden. However, it turns out that Iraq has neither weapons of mass destruction nor links with Al Qaeda.

The war on terror has been going on for eight years. Instead of completely destroying the nests of terrorists through war, the United States has spawned many new terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa. Although many Al Qaeda leaders were killed or captured by the US military, Al Qaeda has changed from a terrorist organization to a "spiritual belief", which has stubbornly influenced a large number of extremists and spawned various branches of variation.

Is bin Laden dead or alive? The answer is unknown. As the first 10 year of the new century is coming to an end, the US military is planning to launch a new round of surprise attack, trying to capture the culprit of "9. 1 1" wandering on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and hiding in rugged mountainous areas.

4: Saddam Hussein

Osama bin laden

American strategic chess pieces

In March 2003, the United States launched the Iraq war and ousted Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein's regime was once an important ally of the United States in the Middle East. It was with the connivance of the United States that Saddam became a strongman in the Gulf region. But Saddam was disobedient and unwilling to become a pawn controlled by the United States, so Bush and his son used two wars to teach this former ally a lesson. Whether Saddam Hussein supports connivance or military strikes, the United States always considers its hegemonic interests. Saddam's life can be described as vigorous. He used to be a strategic pawn of the United States.

5: Obama

Barack obama

The first black president of the United States intervened and turned the situation around.

From June 5438 to1October 065438, 2008, the worst financial crisis and economic recession since the Great Depression made Obama's dream of entering the White House, and he became the first black president of the United States. Not only the American people, but also the whole world has high hopes for Obama's appointment. How to clean up the mess left by George H.W. Bush, how to lead the United States out of economic difficulties as soon as possible, and how to integrate into the new international political and economic system after the crisis are severe challenges facing Obama. His domestic and international situation determines that he can't "muddle along", so the result is either to turn the tide or to die with the United States.

6: Merkel

Angela Merkel

The most powerful woman in the world.

In June 2005, Merkel was elected as German Chancellor for the first time, which broke the situation that male leaders in the European Union dominated the world. In Forbes magazine's ranking of the most influential women in the world, Merkel has been ranked first for four consecutive years since 2006. As the leader of the world's fourth largest economy, Merkel brought the German economy out of recession ahead of schedule and achieved positive growth in the second quarter of this year. His successful re-election in September further consolidated his position as one of the most influential leaders in Europe.

7: Kim Jong Il

Kim Jong Il

Provoke a deadlock on the DPRK nuclear issue

In the eyes of the world, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is full of mystery. He doesn't like publicity, but it always leads to speculation and discussion. In fact, in the eyes of his political opponents in North Korea, the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea is decisive, flexible, pragmatic and humorous.

Kim Jong Il hoped to lead North Korea to break through the American blockade, but the North Korean nuclear issue dragged on for a long time under the framework of the six-party talks. 10 on June 9, North Korea conducted its first underground nuclear test on the grounds of US financial sanctions. The United Nations Security Council subsequently adopted resolution 17 18 to impose more severe sanctions on it. In the following years, the Six-Party Talks stopped until April 2009, when North Korea announced its withdrawal from the Six-Party Talks and restarted its nuclear facilities, and the DPRK nuclear issue was once again deadlocked. Subsequently, North Korea put pressure on the United States with tough measures such as missile tests to achieve the purpose of direct negotiations with the United States. This time, Kim Jong Il's strategy seems to have worked. From Clinton's trip to North Korea, it can be seen that North Korea has undoubtedly gained the upper hand in this round of contest. However, whether to abandon the nuclear program or establish diplomatic relations first, the bargaining between North Korea and the United States will continue for quite a long time.

Recently, Kim Jong Il's exposure has increased significantly. He went deep into the army and farms to inspect and asked all departments in North Korea to step up the development of cutting-edge technology and vigorously promote modernization.

8: Ban Ki-moon

Go forward bravely in the face of difficulties

"In the face of difficulties and hardships, I will walk the line. I am sincere and afraid of being able to perform the duties of the UN Secretary-General. " Ban Ki-moon, who took office on June 5438+ 10 in 2007, commented on his experience as Secretary-General of the United Nations for more than two years when he visited China in July this year.

Some people joke that the Secretary-General of the United Nations is the biggest official in the world and the most difficult one. As the head of a super institution composed of 192 countries, the Secretary-General must patiently find the intersection and compromise points among the complicated interests and propositions, and strive to be fair, just, impartial and impartial.

Ban Ki-moon did not comment on his performance as Secretary-General of the United Nations. "My task now is to continue to work on regional and global issues, such as climate change, food safety, epidemic outbreaks and so on. But without the full support of Member States, the UN Secretary-General will accomplish nothing. "

9: Bernanke. Ben Bernanke

Strongly stop the American financial crisis

In July 2009, a survey report for global investors showed that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke received the highest evaluation in the competition with other central bank governors and was considered as the first person to fight the financial crisis.

Investors believe that Bonan restrained the radical financial rescue plan and effectively prevented the financial crisis from worsening. Although its response to the crisis was not perfect, it successfully avoided the collapse of the American economy. Critics believe that Bernanke should discover the real estate and credit bubbles earlier this century and take measures to reduce them as soon as possible. But by using all the tools available to the Fed and some mechanisms he hastily established to deal with the storm, Bernanke finally won the respect of the financial market.

10: the gate. Bill Gates

Bill Gates changed the world twice: the first time happened in the last century, he used software to promote the third industrial revolution; The last time happened in this century, he saved countless lives and changed the world's view of wealth.

With more than 30 years' development, Gates not only built the world-famous software giant Microsoft, but also won the title of the richest man in the world for many years. He has also become the myth of the whole high-tech industry. IT was he who pushed IT software to the extreme, thus leading the contemporary global economy to a brand-new height.

Even more amazing, Bill Gates spent seven years and invested more than 30 billion dollars (more than half of his assets) to establish the world's largest charity: Bill Gates and Miranda Foundation. Although the Foundation lost 20% of its assets in 2008, in June 5438 +2009 10, Gates still announced that the investment of the Foundation will increase to 3.8 billion US dollars this year, most of which will be used for research on important diseases in developing countries.