Social Studies 30: Rejection of Liberalism

What is a dictatorship? What techniques do dictators use to stay in power? Learn all about dictators in the excellent video created by an Alberta teacher for Social Studies 30

How rule by an elite, scapegoating, indoctrination, repression of dissidents, controlled participation, and use of force and terror were used by Hitler and the Nazis to establish their Fascist dictatorship in Germany.

Examining the mind of Kim Jong Un, we explore the unpredictable leader as he forges a future for his country while maintaining control of its people.

This BBC article examines how dictators act differently that democratically elected leaders.

This is the story of the twists and turns, the great game, that drives the race to end 70 years of hostilities, and a historic summit with North Korea and a US president.

This video answers many of the most asked questions about North Korea.

Was Lenin a hero who toppled an oppressive tyranny or a villain who replaced it with another?

Examine the myth of the benevolent dictator, which is a leader who holds absolute power yet only uses it for the common good.

This video discusses life inside a North Korean concentration camp as reported by Shin Dong-hyuk, the only person ever known to have escaped one.

The vlogbrothers (the team responsible for Crash Course videos) try to explain what the heck is going on with North Korea.

Che Guevara is a simple of rebellion against the status quo. He is so popular that you can still buy posters and t-shirts with his face on them. This article documents Che Guevara's rejection of liberalism.

Luddites are people who reject technology. Originally they were predominantly from the middle class. Why?

This video describes the changing face of Canada during the early twentieth century.

In this video, Steven Franklin discusses the significance of Chartism as the first working class mass political movement and progenitor of later working class political activism.

When is it acceptable for a liberal democracy to act against the principles of liberalism? The War Measures Act in Canada allows for just that. Why?

A BBC article that examines the political use of assassinations. Should governments use assassination to deal with those who oppose them?