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The Democratic Peace
Operated by a professor at the University of Hawaii, this Web page offers readings, charts, graphs, and other information about the democratic peace theory.

Find the table entitled "The Severity of Foreign Violence." According to this information, how many people have died in conflicts between democratic countries from 1900 to 1980?


Now find the table entitled "The Severity of Internal Political Violence." According to this graph, how many people have died in state-led violence within democratic countries during the same time period? Is this number higher or lower than you expected?


"Iraq and the Democratic Peace"
This Foreign Affairs article offers insight into the war in Iraq based on a new book about the democratic peace theory.

According to this author, what type of country is most likely to go to war? Because of this, what is his recommendation for U.S. action in Iraq? Do you agree?


U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
This is the official site for the U.S. State Department agency that handles democracy promotion.

Click on "Releases" and then "2008" under "Advancing Freedom and Democracy"; then click on the "sPreface"

What does the State Department hope to achieve by promoting democracy? Go back one page and click on the links for a couple of different countries. What improvements have been made toward strengthening democracy?