Overview
Meet the Founders!
Democracies are the work of strong individuals who eschewing cruelty, violence, and revenge established institutions of limited and representative government, usually at great cost to themselves. From the following documentary selections corresponding to countries we have studied, please select one and answer the following in two to three strong paragraphs per question. Due by the end of 20 OCT 2022.
Adenauer: Germany Reborn OR DeGaulle: Republican Monarch OR Mahatma Gandhi: Soul Force https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7UxEt2Fo_6ZG8o3XxPGWKf4Q8SyQNqXj (Links to an external site.) (Portraits of Power [Chronos History])
1. What are the fundamental values of the founder in question, where did they come from, and why did he feel them to be important?
2. What challenges surrounded the creation of the new democracy in question, and how did the founder and his party, movement, or other peers respond to them?
3. What lessons can be taken from the case and applied to American democracy, and why?