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In Caracas a group of protesters has been accusing the government of President Hugo Chavez of indoctrinating children into backing socialist values. The law requires schools to base their teaching on a certain set of beliefs, specifically "the Bolivarian Doctrine", which refers to the ideals of 19th Century independence hero Simon Bolivar. This article reminds us that some governments, not only in Latin America, still can force people to believe in certain ideas and educate them.

I think this is a very interesting source because it has access to all Latin American history. It includes the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Chicano history. It also contains history from colonial Latin America and offers specific history dates

Latin American History research resources for high school and college students