22. Kaiser Wilhelm II

Kaiser Wilhelm II was the German emperor and king of Prussia between 1888 and 1918. He ruled throughout World War 1 and seemed to enjoy the title Supreme War Lord. Although he was reluctant to mobilize the German army during the start of the first World War, his generals won him over to which he said “You will regret this, gentlemen.” The mobilization of the German army to attack Russia and France began the first World War which had cost the lives of millions throughout Europe and caused the embarrassing defeat of Germany. Wilhelm spent the last days of his life exiled in the Netherlands where he died in 1941.

23. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev

Leonid Brezhnev was Soviet President from 1964 to 1982. Like his predecessors, his government was marred by violence. It was during his leadership when Russia made the costly invasion and occupation of Afghanistan where Russian troops suffered heavy losses. It was also during his reign when the Cold War tensions returned. His government was also attributed to the mass murder of Poles, Armenians, Moldovans, Volga Germans, and Cossacks. Overall, his presidency claimed the lives of more than 900,000 people. His reign of terror ended when he died in 1982.