MAY 10, 2022 • page
Arguments for Scottish Independence, 2013 (Worksheet)
In the lead-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, First Minister Salmond spoke in favor of an independent Scotland, ensuring investors that it was a safe ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Why and How did the UK Privatize State-Owned Industries during the 1980s?
Why and how did the UK privatize state-owned industries during the 1980s? A 1991 report from Carnegie Council gives students a clear explanation.
MAY 10, 2022 • page
What are the Biggest Threats to China's Security?
What does China view as its largest security threats? This excerpt identifies four rings of security concerns: inside China's territory; its 24 surrounding countries; six regional ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Refugee Accounts of the Great Chinese Famine (Worksheet)
A look at four different experiences during the Great Chinese Famine from refugees from varied social and economic backgrounds. This worksheet works well in a ...
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MAY 10, 2022 • page
How Do We Know China? Let Us Count the Ways
This worksheet looks at accounts from Chinese refugees about land productivity in their home provinces and then compares them to government reports.
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Mexico, Civil Society, and Women's Rights
From 1993-2003, about 370 women were brutally killed in Ciudad Juárez. Why did this level of gender violence occur and what was done by civil ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Is Mexico Ruled by an Elite Class? [1980]
Is Mexico ruled by an elite class? In 1980--in the midst of PRI's 71-year one-party rule of the country--famed Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes answered this ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
How did Mexico Evolve into a Democratic State?
Mexico was a one-party state for 71 years until Vicente Fox was elected in 2000. How did Mexico's democracy evolve into the system that we see today?