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30-1 and 30-2 — Overarching Critical Inquiry — Perspectives on Ideology
Critical Challenge Web Site References
Liberalism in Contemporary Contexts
Title: Freedom in the World 2015
Host: Freedom House
Description: This interactive map and accompanying pdf report address the Freedom in the World survey—an annual comparative assessment of the state of political rights and civil liberties in several countries and related and disputed territories.
Navigation Tips: Click on a country on the map to view its scores. To compare countries, click on a country, then select Shift + Click. Scroll down to read the report, view graphics, or download additional maps.
URL: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2015#.Vor0_vkrK71


Title:

The World Factbook

Host:

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Description:

The Web site contains maps, textual information and up-to-date statistics on almost every country in the world.

Navigation Tips:

Click on the down arrow beside the "Select a Country or Location" box to view a drop-down list of available countries, or click on "Flags of the World" and then on a country name to access a map and information. Note: Click on "Search The World Factbook" and then type in search terms to search for specific information.

URL:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html



Title: Civil Liberties
Host: World Audit
Description: The Web site contains a civil liberties table that rates the progress and decline of human rights worldwide according to a seven-category scale.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the complete table or click on headings in the left-hand menu to access other tables.
URL: http://www.worldaudit.org/civillibs.htm


Title: Statistics
Host: NationMaster.com
Description: The Web site contains a database of statistical information and graphs from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD.
Navigation Tips: Click on the headings near the top of the screen to access information.
URL: http://www.nationmaster.com/statistics


Title: Map Gallery
Host: The World Bank Group
Description: The Web site contains a set of learning module maps showing average annual population growth rates, life expectancy at birth, gross national product per capita and access to safe water. The site also contains a set of world and regional maps.
Navigation Tips: Click on each map to enlarge it and access a description. Note: Follow directions near the top of the screen to access exercises for each map as well as print quality black-and-white versions of each map.
URL: http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/modules/mapglry.html


Title: Index of Economic Freedom
Host: Wikipedia
Description: The Web site contains information about the Index of Economic Freedom, a series of economic measurements created by The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world. A map and links to related articles are included.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access a table of contents and links. Scroll down to �See also� to access lists ranking countries.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Economic_Freedom


Title: Human Development Reports
Host: United Nations Development Programme
Description: The Web site contains annual Human Development Reports, which analyses the choices people have in order to maximize their  human capabilities. Rankings by country, reports and interactive statistical tools  are available.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access a list of countries and click on links for additional information, or select other topics from the menus.
URL: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
Balancing Individual and Collective Rights
Title: Primary Documents in American History: The Bill of Rights
Host: The Library of Congress
Description: The Web site contains the original text of the American Bill of Rights and provides access to other historical documents.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text, and click on "Bill of Rights" to access the document.
URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/billofrights.html


Title: Rights and Freedoms in Canada
Host: Government of Canada: Department of Justice
Description: The website contains an overview of rights and freedoms in Canada, including a discussion about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Navigation Tips: Click on a link to directly access a section.
URL: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/just/06.html


Title: The Anti-terrorism Act
Host: Department of Justice Canada
Description: The Web site contains information about Canada's Anti-terrorism Act.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the text and access related links.
URL: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ns-sn/act-loi.html


Title:

Homeland Security

Host:

US Department of Homeland Security

Description:

The Web site contains information about the Department, its role in sharing  information and in prevention and protection, and current advisories on  threats.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text, and click on links for additional information.

URL:

http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm



Title: Patriot Act
Host: Wikipedia
Description: The website contains information about the USA PATRIOT Act, an Act of Congress that President George W. Bush signed into law on October 26, 2001. The Act increased the power of law enforcement agencies in many areas in order to fight terrorism. The Act has been criticized by civil liberties groups as weakening civil rights, especially for immigrants.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text, a table of contents and related links.
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act


Title: The Canadian Encyclopedia: War Measures Act
Host: Historica Foundation of Canada
Description: The Web site contains information about the War Measures Act and information and video links regarding the 1970 October Crisis.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text. Click on "Next" to access links to other sites with additional information.
URL: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008439


Title: Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
Host: Wikipedia
Description: The Web site contains information on the statutory bill of rights and human rights code passed by the National Assembly of Qu�bec on June 27, 1975.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text, a table of contents and related links.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Charter_of_Human_Rights_and_Freedoms


Title: Aboriginal Rights: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Host: Historica Canada
Description: The website contains information about Aboriginal rights and legal rulings for First Nations, M�tis and Inuit peoples.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text and related links.
URL: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-rights/


Title: Official Languages
Host: Canadian Heritage
Description: The website contains information on official languages in the constitution, including the Official Languages Act.
Navigation Tips: Click on links on the left-side menu to access information.
URL: http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1266413216352


Title: Public Safety Canada
Host: Public Safety Canada
Description: The Web site contains information about Public Safety Canada's programs and initiatives related to public safety in Canada.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the text, and click on links to access related information.
URL: http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/index-eng.aspx


Title: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Host: United Nations
Description: The Web site contains the preamble and official text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text.
URL: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml


Title: Top 10 Charter Cases: As Revealed at the Symposium on the 25th Anniversary of the Charter, A Tribute to Chief Justice Roy McMurtry
Host: Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Description: The Web site contains a summary of the 10 most important court decisions in the 25-year history of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text. Click on links in the menu on the right for related information.
URL: http://www.thecourt.ca/2007/04/12/top-10-charter-cases-as-revealed-at-the-symposium-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-charter-a-tribute-to-chief-justice-roy-mcmurtry/


Title:

Cases Where Individual Freedom or Rights Have Been Limited

Host:

Alberta Online Encyclopedia(now archived by the University of Alberta)

Description:

The Web site contains links to summaries of Canadian cases that relate to rights and freedoms.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to read the text, and click on the links to access information. Click on topics in the menu on the left to access related information.

URL:

http://www.edukits.ca/multiculturalism/student/human_rights_cases_e.html



Title:

R. v. Keegstra, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 697

Host:

Supreme Court of Canada

Description:

The Web site contains the text of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the case versus James Keegstra.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view the entire text and a list of references.

URL:

http://scc.lexum.org/en/1990/1990scr3-697/1990scr3-697.html

Is Liberalism Viable?
Title: Liberalism
Host: Wikipedia
Description: The Web site contains information about the ideology of liberalism and its variants.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the text and to access a table of contents. Click on blue links to access additional information.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism


Title: Liberalism
Host: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
Description: The website contains information about the underlying principles of liberalism and liberal democracy.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view text.
URL: http://www.africa.fnst-freiheit.org/liberalism/


Title: Democracy and Globalisation: John Ralston Saul
Host: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Description: The Web site contains the text of a 1999 speech by essayist and novelist John Ralston Saul in which he expresses his ideological perspective on democracy and globalization.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the entire text. Scroll to the bottom of the page to access the transcript by section, to listen to the audio or to access additional links.
URL: http://www.abc.net.au/specials/saul/fulltext.htm

30-1 and 30-2 — Overarching Critical Inquiry — Ideology and Citizenship
Critical Challenge Web Site References
What Does It Mean to Be a Citizen?

Title:

Study Guide – Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

Host:

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Description:

The Web site contains a summary of the rights and responsibilities of Canadians.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text. Click on the menu on the left side to access related information.

URL:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-04.asp



Title:

The Concept of Citizenship

Host:

Cambridge University Press

Description:

The Web site contains an excerpt from David M. Ricci’s book Good Citizenship in America that examines the concept of citizenship from an American perspective.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text.

URL:

http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/35800/excerpt/9780521835800_excerpt.pdf



Title:

Citizenship

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains an article that defines different types of citizenship and the corresponding responsibilities.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text, a table of contents and related links.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship

Report for Duty or Resist?
Title: Google News
Host: Google
Description: The Web site contains breaking news stories from a variety of international sources. Users may subscribe to news alerts on topics of their choice.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access stories and links.
URL: http://news.google.com/
How Integral is Leadership to Active Citizenship?
Title: Citizenship Education in Canada
Host: Government of Canada
Description: The Web site contains information about various aspects of citizenship education in Canada.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access a table of contents and the text. Click on links for additional information.
URL: http://dsp-psd.tpsgc.gc.ca/Collection-R/LoPBdP/BP/bp326-e.htm

30-1 and 30-2 — Overarching Critical Inquiry — Ideology and Identity
Critical Challenge Web Site References
Discovering the Influence of Ideology
Title: The Keele Guide to Political Thought and Ideology on the Internet
Host: The Department of Politics, International Relations & Philosophy, Keele University
Description: The Web site contains an alphabetical index of political thought and ideology information, including articles, essays and Web links.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the index, and click on a link to access information.
URL: http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/ptbase.htm


Title: Ideology
Host: Wikipedia
Description: The Web site contains an article on ideology.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text and a table of contents. Click on blue links to access additional information.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideology


Title: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Host: Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace
Description: The Web site contains the text to Robert Fulghum's poem "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten."
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the complete text.
URL: http://www.peace.ca/kindergarten.htm


Title: Identity
Host: Wikipedia
Description: The Web site contains information about identity.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the information, and look to the right to access a table of contents. Click on blue links to access additional information.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity


Title: Betty Bastien: Canadian and Aboriginal Identity (Interview Response�Question 4)
Host: Alberta Education
Description: The Web site contains a video of a response by Dr. Betty Bastien to the question, "As a First Nations individual in Canada, has your identity as an Aboriginal person and as a citizen in Canada changed over the course of your life/career?"
Navigation Tips: Not applicable.
URL: /Resources/content/ssogbb/html/betty_bastien_question4.html


Title: Betty Bastien: Citizenship and Nation in the Canadian Context (Interview Response�Question 3)
Host: Alberta Education
Description: The Web site contains a video of a response by Dr. Betty Bastien to the questions, "What do the terms 'citizenship' and 'nation' mean to you? What do you believe are some of the multiple meanings that these terms have in the Canadian context?"
Navigation Tips: Not applicable.
URL: /Resources/content/ssogbb/html/betty_bastien_question3.html


Title: Roberta Jamieson: Nation and Citizenship in the Canadian Context (Interview Response�Question 5)
Host: Alberta Education
Description: The Web site contains a video of a response by Dr. Roberta Jamieson to the questions, "What do the terms 'citizenship' and 'nation' mean to you? What do you believe are some of the multiple meanings that these terms have in the Canadian context?"
Navigation Tips: Not applicable.
URL: /Resources/content/ssogrj/html/roberta_jamieson_question5.html


Title: George Walford International Essay Prize
Host: GWIEP.NET
Description: The Web site contains an introduction to systemic ideology by George Walford and contains references to books and articles discussing ideologies. Information on the George Walford International Essay Prize contest is also listed.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access text and links.
URL: http://gwiep.net/wp/?p=149 (Accessed December 2015)


Title: McCarthyism
Host: Wikipedia
Description: The Web site contains information on McCarthyism.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access a table of contents and the text. Click on blue links to access related information.
URL: http://spartacus-educational.com/USAmccarthyism.htm


Title: McCarthyism
Host: Spartacus Educational
Description: The Web site contains information, links, literature references and images about McCarthyism.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access information. Click on blue links to access related information. 
URL: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthyism.htm
Are Collectivism and Individualism Opposites?

Title:

XIII. Individualism versus Collectivism

Host:

www.Via-Web.de

Description:

The Web site contains an article that defines the terms "individualism" and "collectivism" and compares individualistic cultures with collectivist cultures.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text.

URL:

http://www.via-web.de/individualism-versus-collectivism/



Title:

INTRO —Individualism vs Collectivism

Host:

YouTube

Description:

The Web site contains a video that examines the differences between individualism and collectivism.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll to the right to access a list of related videos.

URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMYicq_SN1E



Title:

Collectivism

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains an article about collectivism. 

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access a table of contents and additional information. Click on blue links to access related information.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivism



Title:

Individualism

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains an article about individualism. 

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access a table of contents and additional information. Click on blue links to access related information.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualism



Title:

60 Minutes: The Mensch of Malden Mills: CEO Aaron Feuerstein Puts Employees First

Host:

CBS News

Description:

The Web site contains a "60 Minutes" story about the Malden Mills textile company, which, when faced with a decision to either rebuild a burnt-down textile factory or relocate overseas, based its decision on what was in the best interests of its employees.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view the text.

URL:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/03/60minutes/main561656.shtml



Title:

ReliefWeb
Host: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Description: The Web site contains global time-critical humanitarian information on countries and emergencies and the latest natural disasters.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text and links.
URL: http://reliefweb.int/organization/ocha


Title:

The Most Expensive Billionaire Homes In The World
Host: Forbes
Description: The website contains information and images about the homes of billionaires.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text. Click on “Gallery: The Most Expensive Billionaire Homes In The World” to view images.
URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/05/13/the-most-expensive-billionaire-homes-in-the-world/


Title:

G. Edward Griffin—On Individualism v Collectivism #1

Host:

YouTube

Description:

The Web site contains an interview with G. Edward Griffin in which he explains why he feels that collectivism is a flawed ideology.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll to the right to access related videos on collectivism.

URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bys8CLAFhUs

Balancing Individualism, Collectivism and the Common Good

Title:

Collectivism

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains an article about collectivism. 

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access a table of contents and additional information. Click on blue links to access related information.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivism



Title:

Individualism

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains an article about individualism. 

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access a table of contents and additional information. Click on blue links to access related information.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualism



Title:

G. Edward Griffin—On Individualism v Collectivism #1

Host:

YouTube

Description:

The Web site contains an interview with G. Edward Griffin in which he explains why he feels that collectivism is a flawed ideology.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll to the right to access related videos on collectivism.

URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bys8CLAFhUs



Title:

A Randian Definition of the Common Good

Host:

Rebirth of Reason

Description:

The Web site contains an article by Edward W. Younkins that discusses the purpose of the common good and how it differs from forced cooperation.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text.

URL:

http://rebirthofreason.com/Articles/Younkins/A_Randian_Definition_of_the_Common_Good.shtml



Title:

INTRO—Individualism vs Collectivism

Host:

YouTube

Description:

The Web site contains a video that examines the differences between individualism and collectivism.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll to the right to access related videos.

URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMYicq_SN1E

Media and Ideologies

Title:

Media Smarts

Host:

Media Smarts

Description:

The Web site promotes media and information literacy and internet awareness for students and adults.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access information and teacher resources.

URL:

http://mediasmarts.ca/



Title:

Innovation, Activism, Leadership

Host:

The Association for Media Literacy

Description:

The Web site contains information about the Association for Media Literacy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting media education as a means of understanding the influence of the media and the impact of rapidly evolving technology on Canadian culture. The Web site contains articles and reviews, news and events, and resources for teachers related to media education.

Navigation Tips:

Click on menu items to access related information.

URL:

http://www.aml.ca/



Title:

G. Edward Griffin—On Individualism v Collectivism #1

Host:

YouTube

Description:

The Web site contains an interview with G. Edward Griffin in which he explains why he feels that collectivism is a flawed ideology.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll to the right to access related videos on collectivism.

URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bys8CLAFhUs



Title:

The Ant Bully: Introduction to Anthill Socialism

Host:

YouTube

Description:

The Web site contains a video that examines the differences between socialism and capitalism.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view commentary and to the right to access additional videos.

URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh4Pu00fA44

Multiple Perspectives and Ideology

Title:

Jean Chretien

Host:

Youtube

Description:

The Web site contains a video of the uncut interview with the former Prime Minister of Canada.

Navigation Tips:

Not applicable.

URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V39405ajIU



Title CBC Digital Archives
Host: CBC
Description: The website contains a collection of great video and radio interviews from the CBC archives.
URL: http://www.cbc.ca/archives/


Title:

1980—Hockey Night In Canada—Gretzky Interview

Host:

You Remember That.com

Description:

The Web site contains a 1980 interview with Wayne Gretzky.

URL:

http://www.yourememberthat.com/media/9004/Wayne_Gretzky_Interview_1980/



Title

Inside Higher Ed: From Ideology to Inquiry

Host:

Insidehighered.com

Description:

The Web site contains an article about the practice of open-minded, multiple-perspective inquiry to help university students think critically about issues.

Navigation Tips:

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URL:

http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2006/06/02/ehrlich

 

30-1 and 30-2 — Overarching Critical Inquiry — The Evolution of Liberalism
Critical Challenge Web Site References
Exploring Understandings of Liberalism

Title:

Liberalism

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the ideology of liberalism and its variants.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view the text and to access a table of contents. Click on blue links to access additional information.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism



Title: Liberalism
Host: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
Description: The website contains information about the underlying principles of liberalism and liberal democracy.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view text.
URL: http://www.africa.fnst-freiheit.org/liberalism/


Title:

Democracy and Globalisation: John Ralston Saul

Host:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Description:

The Web site contains the text of a 1999 speech by essayist and novelist John Ralston Saul in which he expresses his ideological perspective on democracy and globalization.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view the entire text. Scroll to the bottom of the page to access the transcript by section, to listen to the audio or to access additional links.

URL:

http://www.abc.net.au/specials/saul/fulltext.htm 



Title:

Jihad vs. McWorld

Host:

The Atlantic Magazine

Description:

The Web site contains an article by Benjamin R. Barber in which he discusses how two principles—tribalism and globalism—clash and may both be threatening democracy.

Navigation Tips:

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URL:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/199203/barber

The Origins of Liberalism

Title:

The I Have a Dream Speech

Host:

USConstitution.net

Description:

The Web site contains the text of the "I Have a Dream" speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Navigation Tips:

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URL:

http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html



Title:

Travel Narratives

Host:

Center for History and New Media, George Mason University

Description:

The Web site contains information and teaching strategies for historical travel accounts. A sample analysis of a travel account is provided as are links to travel accounts online; strategies for examining images, objects and documents; and an annotated bibliography.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text. Click on links to access related information.

URL:

http://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/unpacking/travelmain.html   



Title:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Host:

United Nations

Description:

The Web site contains the full text of the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Navigation Tips:

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URL:

http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html



Title:

Locke versus Hobbes

Host:

James's Liberty file collection index

Description:

The Web site discusses information comparing social contract theorists Locke and Hobbes.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view the text. Click on "To Home page" to access additional links about liberty.

URL:

http://jim.com/hobbes.htm



Title:

Two Treatises of Government

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains two treaties published by John Locke in 1689. The First Treatise attacks patriarchalism and the Second Treatise outlines a theory of political or civil society based on natural rights and contract theory.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Treatises_of_Government



Title:

The Wealth of Nations

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains an overview of books by the Scottish economist Adam Smith, who published the first modern works in the field of economics.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations



Title:

John Stuart Mill

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains an overview of the works of John Stuart Mill, a British philosopher and political economist who was an influential liberal thinker of the 19th century. 

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Mill



Title:

Rights of Man

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains an overview of the book written by Thomas Paine in 1791.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights_of_Man



Title:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, whose work contributed to the development of liberal, conservative and socialist theories.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Rousseau



Title:

Edmonton Public Schools Board Policies and Regulations: Foundations and Philosophic Commitments

Host:

Edmonton Public Schools

Description:

The Web site contains the educational philosophic commitments of the Edmonton Public School Board.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view a table of contents, and click on a link to view the text.

URL:

http://www.epsb.ca/policy/contenta.shtml



Title:

Liberalism

Host:

Answers Corporation

Description:

The Web site contains different definitions of liberalism and information on the development of liberal thought.

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URL:

http://www.answers.com/topic/liberalism



Title:

Transcript of Obama's Speech

Host:

CNNPolitics.com

Description:

The Web site contains a transcript of a speech by Senator Barack Obama on the subject of race in the United States.

Navigation Tips:

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URL:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/18/obama.transcript/index.html

The Impacts of Liberalism in the 19th Century

Title:

Teaching about Historical Thinking

Author/Editor:

Denos, M. and R. Case

Description:

This book focuses on six interrelated concepts central to students’ ability to think about history. Suggestions for teaching are included.
Note:  There is a charge to purchase this book.

Published by:

Vancouver, BC: TC2: The Critical Thinking Consortium, p. 12.

URL:

http://tc2.ca/teaching-resources/special-collections/thinking-about-history.php   



Title:

Liberalism

Host:

The Internet Modern History Sourcebook

Description:

The Web site contains an index of information about liberalism and feminism.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view topics, and click on a link to access information.

URL:

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook18.html



Title:

Liberalism

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the ideology of liberalism and its variants.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism



Title:

Laissez-faire

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the origin and history of laissez-faire capitalism.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laissez-faire



Title:

Enclosure

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains a description of the enclosure system, the process by which arable farming in open field systems was ended in England and Wales.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure



Title:

Roberta Jamieson: How Mohawk values contribute to the Advancement of Democracy (Interview Response – Question 12)

Host:

Alberta Education

Description:

The Web site contains a video interview of  Roberta Jamieson who comments on how understandings of traditional Mohawk values and history of diplomacy contribute to the foundations and advancement of democracy.

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URL:

/Resources/content/ssogrj/html/roberta_jamieson_question12.html

Challenges to Liberalism

Title:

Classical Conservatism

Host:

Simon Fraser University

Description:

The Web site contains a definition of classical conservatism and also provides definitions of two varieties of modern conservatism.

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URL:

http://www.sfu.ca/~aheard/100/conservatism.html



Title:

Socialism

Host:

Library of Economics and Liberty

Description:

The Web site contains an article by Robert Heilbroner about the economic foundations of socialism and the failure of socialist economies.

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URL:

http://www.econlib.org/LIBRARY/Enc/Socialism.html



Title:

Socialism

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the origins and history of socialism, and how socialism influences economics and political theory.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism



Title:

Marxism

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about classical Marxism, Marxist schools of thought and influential Marxists.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist



Title:

Communism

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information on the, history, types of communism and the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism



Title:

Nazi Fascism and the Modern Totalitarian State

Host:

Gary M. Grobman

Description:

The Web site contains information on the principal characteristics of totalitarianism, fascism and Nazism. The site also contains a vocabulary list, teaching activities, discussion questions and evaluation questions.

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URL:

http://remember.org/guide/Facts.root.nazi.html



Title:

Manifesto of the Communist Party: 1848

Host:

The Australian National University

Description:

The Web site contains background information on the conditions that led to The Communist Manifesto, and versions of and notes on the manifesto.

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URL:

http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html



Title: Italian Life under Fascism: Selections from the Fry Collection
Host: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Description: The website contains a virtual exhibit of images and articles and primary documents about Italian fascism.
Navigation Tips: Click on a topic to access information. Click on images to enlarge them and to access captions.
URL: https://www.library.wisc.edu/exhibits/online-exhibits/special-collections/italian-life-under-fascism-selections-from-the-fry-collection/
International Relations and Ideologies

Title:

The Berlin Airlift

Host:

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

Description:

The Web site contains a database of information about the Berlin Airlift, including background information, primary documents, photographs, oral histories and lesson plans.

Navigation Tips:

Click on a topic in the menu at the top to access information.

URL:

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/berlin_airlift/large/index.php



Title: Korean War (1950 – 1953)
Host: Veterans Affairs Canada
Description: The website contains a summary and timeline of the Korean War, historical photographs, film footage and information on Canadian involvement in the war.
Navigation Tips: Click on a menu item to access information. Click on "Valour Remembered—Canadians in Korea" to access a summary of the war.
URL: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/korean-war


Title:

Berlin Wall

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the Berlin Wall including maps and images.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall



Title:

Battlefield: Vietnam

Host:

Public Broadcasting System

Description:

The Web site contains information on the Vietnam War, including a brief history and links to Web resources.

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URL:

http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/



Title:

Nuclear Arms Race

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the nuclear arms race, including graphs, charts and images.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_arms_race



Title:

Afghanistan War

Host:

Infoplease

Description:

The Web site contains information about the conflict between the Afghan government, together with Soviet forces, and the anti-Communist Muslim Afghan guerrillas.

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URL:

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0802662.html



Title:

1980 Summer Olympics Boycott

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information and a map about the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_boycott_of_the_1980_Summer_Olympics



Title:

1984 Summer Olympics Boycott

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information and a map about the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet-led_boycott_of_the_1984_Summer_Olympics



Title:

In Pictures: Iran Hostage Crisis

Host:

BBC News

Description:

The Web site contains a pictorial history, with a chronology of events, of the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979.

Navigation Tips:

Click on the numbers below the photographs to advance through the images.

URL:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/04/middle_east_iran_hostage_crisis/html/1.stm



Title:

Food Fight

Host:

Tourist Pictures

Description:

The Web site contains a video by Stefan Nadelman that depicts an abridged history of American-centric wars, from WWII until the present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict.

Navigation Tips:

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URL:

http://www.touristpictures.com/foodfight/index.htm



Title:

Culture and Conflict

Host:

Jan Pronk

Description:

The Web site contains a lecture by Jan Pronk, which examines how international conflicts were dealt with during the 1945 to 1989 period. In addition, he examines the current trends of globalization and the resurgence of conflicts as worrisome developments that are preventing nations from reaching the global consensus needed to deal with the world's problems.

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URL:

http://www.janpronk.nl/speeches/english/culture-and-conflict.html  



Title:

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

Host:

Government Communication and Information System

Description:

NAM is a group of non-aligned heads of state participating in conferences focused on advocacy of solutions to global economic problems and other problems.

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URL:

http://www.nam.gov.za/



Title:

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties (SALT), two rounds of bilateral talks and corresponding international treaties between the United States and the Soviet Union on the issue of armament control.

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URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks



Title:

On this Day, 18 September, 1987: Superpower Treaty to Scrap Warheads

Host:

BBC News

Description:

The Web site contains information about the agreement reached between the United States and the USSR in 1987 to reduce the number of nuclear missiles.

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URL:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/18/newsid_2520000/2520525.stm

Alternatives to Modern Liberalism

Title:

A Primer on Neoliberalism

Host:

Global Issues

Description:

The Web site contains a definition of neoliberalism and a historical overview of the development of this ideology.

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URL:

http://www.globalissues.org/article/39/a-primer-on-neoliberalism



Title:

Neoliberalism: Origins, Theory, Definition

Host:

InterNLnet

Description:

The Web site contains information on neoliberalism and examines its development in Western market democracies.

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URL:

http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/neoliberalism.html



Title:

Global Economy 101: A Short History of Neoliberalism: Twenty Years of Elite Economics and Emerging Opportunities for Structural Change

Host:

Global Exchange

Description:

The Web site contains a speech by Susan George that reviews the history of neoliberalism from 1945 until the present and examines the consequences of neoliberal economic policies. 

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URL:

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/econ101/neoliberalism.html



Title:

Welcome to The Political Compass

Host:

The Political Compass

Description:

The Web site contains a survey to determine the user's personal political compass. Important historical figures' political compasses are also shown.

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URL:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/



Title:

The World Bank

Host:

The World Bank

Description:

The Web site contains information about the World Bank and the financial and technical assistance it provides to developing countries to support its mission of global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards.

Navigation Tips:

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URL:

http://www.worldbank.org/



Title:

World Trade Organization

Host:

The World Trade Organization

Description:

The Web site contains information about the World Trade Organization and its mandate, principles, organization and programs.

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URL:

http://www.wto.org/



Title:

Top Reasons to Oppose the WTO

Host:

Global Exchange

Description:

The Web site contains 12 reasons why World Trade Organization policies should be opposed.

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URL:

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/wto/OpposeWTO.html



Title:

Women: Women’s oppression in  globalization

Host:

International Viewpoint

Description:

The Web site contains an article by Stephanie Treillet which expresses the opinion that liberal globalization is contributing to the exploitation of women.

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URL:

http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article95



Title: Globalization and Autonomy: Research Topics
Host: Globalization and Autonomy
Description: The website contains a number of research topics and articles by Canadian and international scholars. A glossary and a bibliographic database are included.
Navigation Tips: Click on menu items to access related information.
URL: http://globalautonomy.uwaterloo.ca/global1/topics.jsp


Title:

For Students: Information and Online Learning Activities about the IMF, Money, and Macroeconomics

Host:

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Description:

The Web site contains information for students about the IMF, macroeconomics and the world economy. Resources include interactive stories, an online game show, videos, lessons and an IMF Data Mapper tool that allows users to map economic data.

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URL:

http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/st/eng/index.htm


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