Topics (select ONE from the four choices, then narrow down to a manageable research question) Each topic has some suggested research links. Once you decide on the topic you want to write about find additional research material. Topic A: Select one nation from either Africa, Asia, or Latin American. Identify the forms of illegitimate power that twentieth- century dictators used to gain and hold office and the conditions and interests that supported them. o Articles: The Five Worst Leaders In Africa and Top 7 Infamous Warlords And Dictators Of Africa Asian Dictators and Tyrants and Asia's Worst Dictators Latin America - Twentieth-Century Dictators Book Review: Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America Topic B: Identify the ideologies, causes, stages, and outcomes of one major Mexican, Central American, or South American revolution in the nineteenth or twentieth century. History of Latin America - Article 1 and Article 2 o Video: Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31 o Latin American Revolutions Encyclopedia Britannica: History of Latin America DPLA- Latin American Revolutionaries Causes of the Latin American Independence Movement o Video: Latin American Independence Movements Topic C: Describe the ideologies that give rise to Communism, methods of maintaining control, and the movements to overthrow such governments in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, or Poland, including the roles of individuals (e.g., Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Pope John Paul II, Lech Walesa, Vaclav Havel). . Communists take power in Czechoslovakia and 1945-1947 - Communist Takeover Article: The Velvet Revolution: A Peaceful End to Communism in Czechoslovakia and Velvet Revolution Czech History o Hungary timeline Soviet power in Eastern Europe Article: 40 Years of Communism in Poland: Stalin's House on a Soft Foundation Topic D: Identify the successes of relatively new democracies in Africa, Asia, or Latin America and the ideas, leaders, and general societal conditions that have launched and sustained, or failed to sustain, them. Foresight Africa viewpoint: Democracy in Africa in 2017 Article: Ghana Is Leading the Way for Democracy in Africa Democratization in Africa: African Views, African Voices (1992)o Costa Rica's Democracy a Role Model for Central America o World Democracy News Assignment Requirements: Your final paper should: o Be at least 3 pages in length, o Include a clear introduction that contains your research question, some background introductory information, and your thesis; Contain several body paragraphs each with a clear topic sentence, supporting details and evidence from your research, and a transition sentence; o Include citations; Have a clear conclusion that restates your thesis and summarizes your important points; and an MLA formatted works cited page