Contemporary Democracy
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"...Nationalism and strivings for independence fatally weakened empires and monarchies in the 18th and 19th centuries, or 20th centuries. Republics appear to be the preferred form of government in the modern age..."
Key Terms
- Democracy
- Republic
- Fascism
- Communism
- Pluralism
- Weimar Germany
- "Versailles Democracies"
- Soviet Union
- Glasnost
- Perestroika
- Glasnost
- Arab Spring
Guided Viewing Questions
- What have been some of the major challenges to democracy in the modern world?
- What are some examples of nations who abandoned democratic forms of government?
- Despite the challenges to democracy, why has democracy become popular and spread to much of the world?
- What areas of the world have become more democratic since the end of the Second World War in 1945?