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Curated OER

Practice With Week 2 Vocabulary

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn the meanings and correct use of 10 words. Students complete ten assorted questions in which the words are used in context. Words seem unrelated.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Aung San Suu Kyi

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Aung San Suu Kyi and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Curated OER

Hidden Messages

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the concept of censorship in authoritarian government and how Japanese and Chinese artists used their work as political commentary. This lesson includes possible lesson enrichments.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Government and Natural Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to some basic ideas the Framers used in creating the kind of government they thought would best protect the natural rights of each individual and promote the good of all. At the conclusion of the lesson, they know...
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Curated OER

Letters From The Diaspora

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners investigate the concept of mass migration and conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create letters written from the perspective of a person who may have migrated during the time period.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Indian Policewomen Slap Dating Couples

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Indian Policewomen Slap Dating Couples," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Myanmar Moves its Capital City

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Myanmar Moves its Capital City," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Dictatorships and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Dictatorship

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article on the nature of 20th century dictatorship. It provides examples of dictatorships such as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
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Website
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Times of Marius and Sulla:dictatorship of Sulla

For Students 9th - 10th
In this section of a chapter in William Morey's 1901 textbook, you'll discover the changes Sulla made in the government of Rome.
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Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the "Legal" Dictatorship

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Modern Latin America, 1808 Present

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Juan Donoso Cortes

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Remember.org: Nazi Fascism and the Modern Totalitarian State

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan which includes a reading that distinguishes between the various forms of totalitarian dictatorships in reference to fascism. States the instructional objectives and chapter content covering characteristics of...
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Types of Government

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the basic descriptions of different types of government including anarchy, capitalism, democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, and republic.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Dictator for a Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a lesson plan for better student understanding of life in ancient Rome. Students experience and analyze the pros and cons of a dictatorship.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: Dictatorship

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article on the nature of 20th century dictatorship. It provides examples of dictatorships such as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: Dictatorship

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article on the nature of 20th century dictatorship. It provides examples of dictatorships such as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
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Website
Other

Project Disappeared

For Students 9th - 10th
A joint English and Spanish site commemorating those who "disappeared" during military dictatorship in Argentina. Site is mostly in Spanish. Be sure to check out the Wall of Memory, where you will find over 1,000 photos of people who...
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Appeasement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Leaders European democracies, like Britain, utilized the appeasement policy during the years during Hitler's dictatorship prior to World War II. The decision to use the policy are greatly debated still....
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Dictator for a Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A lesson plan challenging students to identify the pros and cons of dictatorship and applying those to understand what life was like in Ancient Rome. Find adaptations for younger students, discussion questions, assessment, enrichment, as...
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Website
Other

Espana Siglo Xx

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles from writers and famous Spaniards about the dictatorship of Franco and the Transition towards democracy after the death of the dictator.
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: Mugabe's Descent Into Dictatorship

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an article which discusses the rule and leadership of Robert Mugabe, the Marxist leader of Zimbabwe. Author comments on the methods used by Mugabe and his party to stay in power.
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Article
Texas A&M University

Sons of De Witt Colony: Battle of Gonzales October 1835

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes in detail the events that unfolded at Gonzales in 1835, sparking the beginning of the Texas Revolution.

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