A short article on the nature of 20th century dictatorship. It provides examples of dictatorships such as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.

In this section of a chapter in William Morey's 1901 textbook, you'll discover the changes Sulla made in the government of Rome.

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...

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...

Read the basic descriptions of different types of government including anarchy, capitalism, democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, and republic.

A short article on the nature of 20th century dictatorship. It provides examples of dictatorships such as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.

A short article on the nature of 20th century dictatorship. It provides examples of dictatorships such as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.

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...

[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....

Articles from writers and famous Spaniards about the dictatorship of Franco and the Transition towards democracy after the death of the dictator.

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.

Describes in detail the events that unfolded at Gonzales in 1835, sparking the beginning of the Texas Revolution.

The Romans cast off their Etruscan kings and create a new Republic, incorporating many of the governmental ideas from the Etruscans into their new government.

This site provides a timeline of milestones in German history.

This lesson plan features the Latin roots DICT, DIC, DIT = speak, declare; VEN, VENT = come; DUCT, DUC = lead. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue and a...

Identify those nations where totalitarianism reigned following World War I. Follow the political systems of Russia, Germany, and Italy from 1919-1939 through this illustrated slideshow.

Tells the story of the attack on US Rangers in 1993 in Mogadishu and traces our foreign policy in Somalia.

Fordham University provides a discussion on the rule of dictator Porfirio Diaz. It talks about his accomplishments, history, beliefs, brutality, and corruption from the perspective of a contemporary historian of the time.

Take this five-question quiz that checks comprehension over parts of US history between 1890-1945.

A Time Magazine profile on "The world's most famous political dissident," Andrei Sakharov, and his battles against nuclear war and communist dictatorship.

From the BBC, this site provides very basic descriptions of the different types of government including anarchy, capitalist, democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, and republic.

One of the greatest of the Girondists, was born at Marseilles, March 6, 1767. At first an advocate and journalist at Marseilles, he was sent by that city to the Constituent Assembly at Paris. There he opposed the Court party, and took...

A distinguished and ambitious Roman military leader, provincial administrator and politician of the 1st century BC, the period of the Late Republic. Hailing from an Italian provincial background, Pompey first distinguished himself as a...