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Democracy & Government

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What Is Fascism?
In this free resource, learn how Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler rose to power and the lessons their political journeys hold for today.
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Politics: The Americas
After years of dictatorships that ruled nearly every Latin American country during the 1970s, the region experienced a wave of democratization beginning in 1979. 
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Geopolitics: The Americas
Throughout the modern history of the Americas, the United States has been the region’s preeminent economic, military, and political power. 
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Geopolitics: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan African countries hold roughly 25 percent of the seats in the UN General Assembly, making the region’s voice important on global issues such as climate change and drug trafficking. 

Learning Journeys

A learning journey is a student facing, curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.

Learning Journey
Forms of Government: Introduction

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand how a country's form of government determines whether citizens' voices are magnified or minimized

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Forms of Government: Change

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand how citizens can influence change in their government.

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What Does Fascism Really Mean?

Learn about the history of fascist movements and explore democratic backsliding to determine just how history informs the present.