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Students discuss Spain's relationship with Europe and the U.S. and research incidents of American-European disagreements regarding international actions and policy. They write essays on how the world might be different if a multipolar world existed.

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spain, world war ii

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american hegemony, jacques chirac, multipolar world, spain, world war ii, social studies
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9th - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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