Lesson 4: What are Personal Rights?
Students will deepen their understanding of the range of personal rights that limited democratic systems of government secure for individuals.
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Students will demonstrate their understanding of how individuals experience freedom differently in countries with democratic and undemocratic forms of government.
View ArticleLesson 1: Totalitarianism and Freedom in the 20th Century
Students will examine Adolph Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union, the conditions that gave rise to these totalitarian states, and the ways in which both movements limited freedom.
View ArticleLesson 2: The Global Response to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
Students will explore the universal understanding of individual rights that emerged in the last half of the twentieth century.
View ArticleLesson 3: Freedom in the 20th Century: Case Studies of China, Poland and...
Hitler’s fall marked a turning point in the spread of liberal-democratic values, but the fight for freedom continued in the twentieth century. Students will investigate efforts to advance rights in...
View ArticleLesson 4: Assessing 20th Century Movements for Freedom
Students will lead a text-based discussion of freedom movements in China, Poland, and South Africa. For each country, they will analyze the motivations of dissidents, the barriers to freedom, and the...
View ArticleLesson 2: Case Studies of Freedom in the 21st Century
Students will analyze contemporary efforts to achieve freedom and democracy in four case studies: Burma (also known as Myanmar), China, Cuba, and Tunisia. Working in groups, students will research a...
View ArticleLesson 3: Assessing 21st Century Movements for Freedom
Using their research from Lesson 2, students will assess movements for freedom in Burma (also known as Myanmar), China, Cuba, and Tunisia. In discussion, they will compare the nature of the state, the...
View ArticleTimeline of Freedom and Democracy 1945-2015
An unprecedented transformation in the condition of world freedom has taken place since the end of World War II. This interactive timeline of freedom and democracy tracks the struggle for liberty since...
View ArticleWhat is Freedom?
An exploration of the concept of freedom from leaders, thinkers and activists around the world.
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