ClassFlow
Class Flow: Prelude to War
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this flipchart after reading Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss to explain totalitarian governments and dictators. The chart explains the time before World War II through Italy, Spain, USSR, Japan, and...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Adolf Hitler Biography
Useful biographical information about Adolph Hitler, dictator of Germany during World War 2.
Digital History
Digital History: Italy
Read about the rise of Benito Mussolini, who became essentially the dictator of Italy prior to World War II. Find out his aims for Italy, and how he went about trying to achieve them.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Totalitarianism
Provides detailed facts and a summary of Totalitarianism and the rise of the dictators such as Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin between WWI and WW2.
Digital History
Digital History: Cuba and the Bay of Pigs Invasion
In 1959, rebel leader Fidel Castro toppled Cuban dictator Fugencio Batista. In Washington, Castro told U.S. officials that "The [Cuban] movement is not a Communist movement. We have no intention of expropriating U.S. property, and any...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Mao Zedong (1893 1976)
Visit this site for a biographical sketch of the life of Chinese dictator Mao Zedong. It discusses his political career, as well as his literary career. A bibliography of his selected works is also provided.
Texas A&M University
Sons of De Witt Colony: Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
Extensive biography of Mexican General, President, and Dictator. The site from the Texas A & M University includes many direct quotes from Santa Anna describing his legacy and life.
The History Place
The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler
The History Place looks at the rise of the German dictator Adolf Hitler.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Slobodan Milosevic
A PBS interview recounts the rise of Milosevic as a post-modern dictator and his part in the conflict in Kosovo. 9/23/98
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Dictatorships and World War Ii
World War II was a direct result of the rise of dictators in some European nations. Enhance study with these detailed videos, lessons, and slide shows.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Foreign Affairs
Scroll through this discussion of Franklin Roosevelt's attention to foreign policy during his several terms in office to "Confronting Germany and Japan" and "Descent into War." Here you will find out about the United States' position of...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Alvarez: Time of the Butterflies
Guide to Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies provides historical context, author biography, questions, and a collection of resources for teachers, including a ten-day lesson schedule, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio...
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Second Punic War (Bc 218 201)
This chapter from William Morey's 1901 text lays out the entire course of the Second Punic War. The brilliant military strategies of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus are thoroughly explained.
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Times of Marius and Sulla:dictatorship of Sulla
In this section of a chapter in William Morey's 1901 textbook, you'll discover the changes Sulla made in the government of Rome.
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: The Rule of Julius Caesar
Read about Julius Caesar's reforms of the Roman government in this passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Modern Latin America, 1808 Present
MIT offers an exhaustive collection of materials covering Latin American culture and politics from 1808 through the present and is accompanied with homework/exam possibilities. Issues covered in lecture notes and readings include Latin...
OpenStax
Open Stax: World War Ii 1941 1945: Origins of War: Europe, Asia and United States
Examines the conditions that fostered the rise of Fascism and Nazism, the events during the lead-up to the outbreak of war, and what Roosevelt did to help affected nations yet still keep the United States neutral.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Juan Donoso Cortes
An article on the ideas of Juan Donoso Cortes (1809-1853 CE), a political theorist of the 19th century who developed a theory of dictatorship. His ideas influenced another political thinker, Carl Schmitt whose ideas were later used by...
A&E Television
History.com: How Julius Caesar's Assassination Triggered the Fall of the Roman Republic
In the first weeks of 44 B.C., Caesar was proclaimed "dictator for life." His life, though, wouldn't last much longer. Fearful that the concentration of absolute power in a single man threatened the republic's democratic institutions,...
AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Soviet Union: The Khrushchev Era
This article surveys Soviet Union and its leader Nikita Khrushchev, who eventually wielded virtually supreme power after the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1953.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Famously Difficult Green Eyed Logic Puzzle?
One hundred green-eyed logicians have been imprisoned on an island by a mad dictator. Their only hope for freedom lies in the answer to one famously difficult logic puzzle. Can you solve it? Alex Gendler walks us through this green-eyed...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Adolf Hitler (1889 1945)
PBS publishes this biographical essay of Adolf Hitler, exploring his life as the fourth son of a customs official through his role as dictator of Germany.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Tunisian Popular Uprising Puts Arab World on Edge
Article reports that Tunisia has led the way for Arab countries to topple dictators and embrace democracy. Many African countries are aware now that the "impossible is possible." The question is, will other African countries follow...
BBC
Bbc: History: The Rise of Adolf Hitler
Archived article explores Adolf Hitler's early years as a drifter and failed artist to his remarkable transformation as a brutal German dictator.
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