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Is Mexico Ruled by an Elite Class? 1980 (Worksheet)
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 ...
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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 ...
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Gender and Religious Discrimination in Iran (Worksheet)
In these two short excerpts, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi discusses gender and religious discrimination in Iran. This activity works well in a comparative ...
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Is Iran a Theocracy, a Democracy, or Both? (Worksheet)
An Iranian government official explains that Iran is a "democratic structure based on Islamic rationality." What does that mean? This activity works well in a ...
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How Did the White Revolution Help Lead to the Fall of the Shah? 1979 (Worksheet)
Written in 1979, the excerpt allows students to evaluate how the White Revolution lead to the opposite of its intended goal--a toppling of the Shah's power ...
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Andrew Carnegie's New Year Greeting, 1914 (Worksheet)
In this 1914 New Year's Greeting, Andrew Carnegie argues that just as "private war" (dueling) has been abolished, "national war" must soon follow.
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Andrew Carnegie's Vision of World Peace (political cartoon)
This political cartoon from the early 1900s serves as a commentary on Andrew Carnegie's attempt to achieve world peace. What do you think the artist ...