Map 1: Democratic Governments in 1900-1950

Map 2: Democratic Governments in 2011

(a) On the basis of these maps identify up to three countries (in some cases you won’t find three countries) that were democratic in these continents for the given years and make a table as given in the next page.

(b) Identify some African countries with democracy in 2011

(c) Make a list of big countries that were not democratic in 2011.

Read the maps again and think about the following points.

a) Based on the maps can we say that the Twentieth century was a significant era for the spread of democracy?

b) During the early 20 century democracy was mostly in the continents like ________ and _______ While in certain continents like _____ and _____ there were almost no democratic countries.

c) Even today there are certain areas that have not established democratic governments such as _____ and _______

Most countries often claim themselves to be democratic by conducting elections.

How did this occur in the context of Myanmar and Libya?

Why do you think rulers try to control the media? Do you know how is media controlled in your area?

Write an imaginary dialogue between a person from Libya and Myanmar comparing the events and struggle for democracy in their respective countries.