Governments can be constitutional monarchies, dictatorships, federal republics, parliamentary democracies, constitutional republics. More than a system of rules and regulations, they help civilized people to live together peacefully. These stories explore different forms of government.
Pienaar serves as captain of the Springboks during the 1995 World Rugby Cup and works with Mandela to create national support for the team.
Fred Korematsu, a Japanese-American, ignores internment orders and his arrest and internment go to the Supreme Court, where is he found guilty.
Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation to free salves on January 1, 1863.
The Homestead Act allows anyone who has not fought against the U.S., and is head of a family, to get 160-acres.
Mandela avoids the death penalty for a treason conviction; his sentence converts to life in prison at the Robben Island prison.
There was no system in place to help slaves transition from slavery to freedom either in the North or the South.
Americans have to ration gasoline, because the military needs it.
German General Paulus disobeys Hitler and surrenders. It is the beginning of the end for Hitler and his Nazi regime.
Fred learns to read and write, even though it is forbidden.
American war posters portray the need for more and more equipment and advise people to waste nothing.
The Pilgrims decide to leave Holland due to a lack of religious freedom and good jobs.
South Carolina History Standard 8-5.4 Summarize the policies and actions of South Carolina's political leadership implementing discriminatory laws tha...
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