Unit 6: Modern World History
Lesson C: Research - Challenges of the Modern World
Activity 2: The Struggle for Democracy
Big Question: Will democracy prevail in our globalized world?
Possible Subtopics:
- Rise and fall of dictatorships in Latin America (Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela)
- Socialism in Venezuela
- Iran-Iraq War
- Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Syrian Invasion of Lebanon
- The Arab Spring
- Recent elections in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Role of technology in the spread of democratic ideas
- Role of the United Nations in promoting democracy and fair elections
- International responses to the growth of terrorism around the world
- UN Peacekeeping efforts
Resources:
- Rise and fall of dictatorships in Latin America (Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela)
- Socialism in Venezuela
- PBS Newshour In Depth Coverage: Hugo Chavez' Venezuela. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/latin_america/venezuela/
- Chavez Health Fuels Political Power Struggle in Venezuela, PBS Newshour, 2011 http://video.pbs.org/video/2042877085
- Venezuela Takes Steps Towards Socialist State, PBS Newshour, 2007. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/latin_america/jan-june07/venezuela_01-15.html
- NY Times Coverage of Venezuela. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/venezuela/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=venezuela&st=cse
- Search Venezuela on SIRS. Many relevant articles will appear on the results page.
- CIA World Factbook on Venezuela. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html
- Resources from U.S. State Department on Venezuela. http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ve/
- Editorials, articles and resources from the Brookings Institute http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=venezuela
- Editorials, articles and resources from the American Enterprise Institute http://www.aei.org/search/venezuela
- Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- UN at center of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Washington Post, 9/17/11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/un-once-again-center-stage-for-israeli-palestinian-conflict/2011/09/08/gIQA6cBuaK_story.html?sub=AR
- NY Times research page for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/israel/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=israel&st=cse
- Washington Post research page for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. http://www.washingtonpost.com/linksets/2010/07/06/ABXfq7D_linkset.html
- PBS Frontline Episode exploring challenges to peace in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/oslo/
- PBS Frontline: Israel's militant settlers. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/israel/view/
- PBS Frontline: Battle for the Holy Land. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/holy/
- Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University. http://ccas.georgetown.edu/
- A joint Palestinian-Israeli effort to promote a civilized exchange of views about the Israel-Arab conflict and additional Middle East issues among a broad spectrum of participants. http://www.bitterlemons.net/index.php
- Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians. NPR, 11/18/11. http://www.npr.org/2011/11/18/142186667/attacks-target-palestinians-in-israeli-towns
- Search "Israel Palestinian" in SIRS. Many relevant articles will appear on the results page.
- CIA Factbook on Israel https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html
- Resources from U.S. State Department on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/is/index.htm
- Search "Israeli-Palestinian" on Stanford University's website for relevant resources. http://www.stanford.edu/
- Editorials, articles and resources from the American Enterprise Institute http://www.aei.org/search/israeli-palestinian
- Editorials, articles and resources from the Brookings Institute http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=israeli-palestinian
- The Arab Spring
- Interactive Map of Protests in the Mid-East, The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
- Implications of the Arab Spring for Israel and Palestine, NPR Fresh Air, June, 2011. http://www.npr.org/2011/06/16/136860807/a-west-bank-democracy-push-may-be-game-changer
- PBS Newshour Analysis of Implications of Arab Spring. http://video.pbs.org/video/1869856645
- Frontline Episode "Syria Undercover" Rare look at uprising from inside Syria, November 8, 2011. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/syria-undercover/
- Jordan's King Abdullah speaking about the Arab Spring, Washington Post, 10/24/11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jordans-king-abdullah-on-egypt-syria-and-israel/2011/10/24/gIQAejhRDM_story.html
- Arab Spring Turns to Arab Autumn, NPR, 11/29/11. http://www.npr.org/2011/11/29/142895347/arab-spring-turns-to-arab-autumn
- Egyptian Election and Protests Leading Up to It, November/December, 2011 http://www.npr.org/2011/11/27/142817088/protests-in-egypt-continue-as-elections-draw-near
- NPR Egypt/Arab Spring Related Search http://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=egypt
- A new crisis for Egypt's Coptic Christians, Smithsonian Magazine, November, 2011 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/A-New-Crisis-for-Egypts-Copts.html
- David Ignatius Editorial about the Future for Middle East Protestors, 11/29/11 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-next-challenge-for-the-middle-east-protesters/2011/11/29/gIQArYCOEO_story.html
- Syria's Bashar al-Assad claims he doesn't kill his own people. 12/7/11, NPR. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/12/07/143255657/syrias-assad-we-dont-kill-our-people
- Editorial: Arab Winter, Washington Post, 12/4/11 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/after-the-hope-of-the-arab-spring-the-chill-of-an-arab-winter/2011/11/28/gIQABGqHIO_story.html
- Editorial: Arab Spring and the implications for Western Governments moving forward, Washington Post, 12/17/11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-west-should-bet-on-freedom-in-egypt/2011/12/15/gIQAMWWCzO_story.html
- Hundreds Killed In in Syria, NPR, 12/22/11. http://www.npr.org/2011/12/22/144111965/hundreds-killed-in-bloody-month-for-syrian-uprising
- Search "Arab Spring" in SIRS. Many relevant articles will appear on the results page.
- Editorial from Hoover Institute criticizes Obama Administration in their approach to Arab Spring, Emily Esfahani Smith, November 2011. http://www.hoover.org/publications/defining-ideas/article/98361
- Resources from the U.S. State Department on the Arab Spring, http://www.state.gov/p/nea/index.htm
- Editorials, articles and resources from the American Enterprise Institute http://www.aei.org/search/arab+spring
- Editorials, articles and resources from the Brookings Institute http://www.brookings.edu/topics/middle-east-and-arab-awakening.aspx
