Unit 6 Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Cuba Political Leader

    Cuba Political Leader
  • Period: Jan 1, 1492 to

    Cuba

    Type of government: Dictatorship
    Name of Political Leader: Dictator Raúl Castro
    Number of Branches: none
    Year country was founded: 1492
  • United Kingdom Political Leader

    United Kingdom Political Leader
  • Period: to

    Great Britain

    Type of government: Constitutional Monarchy
    Name of Political Leader: Prime Minister David Cameron
    Number of Branches: (2) House of Commons; House of Lords
    Year country was founded: 1707
  • United States Political Leader

    United States Political Leader
  • Period: to

    United States

    Type of government: Democracy
    Name of Political Leader: President Barack Obama
    Number of Branches: (3) Executive Branch; Legislative Branch; Judicial Branch
    Year the country was founded: 1776
  • Mexico Political Leader

    Mexico Political Leader
  • Venezuela Political Leader

    Venezuela Political Leader
  • Period: to

    Mexico

    Type of government: Democracy
    Name of Political Leader: President Felipe Calderón
    Number of Branches: (3) Executive; Legislative; Judicial
    Year country was founded: 1821
  • Period: to

    Venezuela

    Type of government: Democracy
    Name of Political Leader: President Hugo Chávez
    Number of Branches: (5) Executive; Legislative; Judicial; Electoral; Citizen Power
    Year country was founded: 1821
  • Saudi Arabia Political Leader

    Saudi Arabia Political Leader
  • Period: to

    Saudi Arabia

    Type of government: Absolute Monarchy
    Name of Political Leader: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
    Number of Branches: (5) Executive; Legislative; Judicial; Electoral; Citizen Power
    Year country was founded: 1932
  • North Korea Political Leader

    North Korea Political Leader
  • Taiwan Political Leader

    Taiwan Political Leader
  • Period: to

    North Korea

    Type of government: Juche socialist republic
    Name of Political Leader: Kim Jong-il
    Number of Branches:Unknown
    Year country was founded: 1945
  • Period: to

    Taiwan

    Type of government: Multi-party Democracy
    Name of Political Leader: President Ma Ying-jeou
    Number of Branches: (7)President and Vice President; Executive Yuan; Legislative Yuan; Judicial Yuan; Examination Yuan; Control Yuan
    Year country was founded: 1945
  • Japan Leader

    Japan Leader
  • Period: to

    Japan

    Type of government: Constitutional Monarchy
    Name of Political Leader: Prime Minister Naoto Kan 菅 直人
    Number of Branches:(3) Executive Branch; Legislative Branch; Judicial Branch
    Year country was founded: 1947
  • China Political Leader

    China Political Leader
  • Period: to

    China

    Type of government: Communist State
    Name of Political Leader: Hu Jintao
    Number of Branches: (3)
    Year country was founded: 1949
  • Period: to

    Russia

    Type of government: Federation
    Name of Political Leader: President Dmitry Medvedev
    Number of Branches: (3) Executive; Legislative; Judicial
    Year country was founded: 1991
  • Russian Leader

    Russian Leader
  • Iraq Political Leader

    Iraq Political Leader
  • Period: to

    Iraq

    Type of government: Parlimentary Democracy
    Name of Political Leader: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
    Number of Branches: (5) Executive; Legislative; Judicial
    Year country was founded: 2006