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| Internet Modern History Sourcebook | ||
| The Internet Modern History Sourcebook is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history or modern Western civilization. It also provides information on international relations, including modern foreign policy speeches, information on European nationalism, information on Nazism, World War II, and the Holocaust. ( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html ) | ||
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| Bloc Quebecois | ||
| As the author writes in this chapter, "Sometimes the line between ethnic groups and nations is not clear." A good example of this is Canada, where the lines between ethnic group and nation are uncertain. Many French Canadians in Quebec favor separation from the rest of Canada. This site links you to the political party Bloc Quebecois, the political party that favors separation from Canada. ( http://www.rocler.qc.ca/turp/eng/Road/Road.htm ) | ||
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| East Germany -- A Country Study | ||
| In Chapter 6, the author discusses how Germany was divided into East and West Germany after World War II. Eventually, East Germany's communist government collapsed, and one Germany reemerged on October 3, 1990. This link takes you to the Library of Congress Country Study for East Germany. ( http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/gxtoc.html ) | ||
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| The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | ||
| In this chapter, the author writes, "At its extreme, nationalism engenders the sense of superiority and hatred that festered in Nazi Germany." This site takes you through the horrifying history of Nazi Germany, and offers you a look at what happens when militant nationalism goes unchecked. ( http://www.ushmm.org/ ) | ||
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| Palestinian Development InfoNet | ||
| As discussed in Chapter 6, the Palestinians are a familiar example of a non-state nation. This link is a collection of links on the Arab-Israeli conflict/peace process and in particular its Palestinian-Israeli dimensions. There is quite a bit of information about the Palestinians at this site. ( http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/mepp/meppnet.html ) | ||
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| Francis Fukuyama’s The End of History | ||
| This book excerpt references an earlier article in which the author discussed democracy as an evolutionary endpoint for governments, the "end of history." Fukuyama considers the philosophy of Marx, Hegel, Plato, Jefferson, and others as he elaborates further on this complex issue. ( http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/us/fukuyama.htm ) | ||
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| Inter-Parliamentary Union | ||
| The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments of sovereign States, with currently over 130 members. The Union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and co-operation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative democracy. ( http://www.ipu.org/english/home.htm ) | ||
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| Freedom House | ||
| Freedom House, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, is a clear voice for democracy and freedom around the world. Founded over sixty years ago by Eleanor Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, and other Americans concerned with the mounting threats to peace and democracy, Freedom House has been a vigorous proponent of democratic values and a steadfast opponent of dictatorships of the far left and the far right. ( http://www.freedomhouse.org/ ) | ||
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