 Justice & The Generals El Salvador Around the World About the
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Lesson  #1   Printable Format   El Salvador's political and
social history provides important background on the events
described in Justice and the Generals. An imbalance between the
wealthy and the poor led to years of civil unrest, exacerbated
by violent clashes between a government run by the military and
those opposed to it. These circumstances eventually led to the
Ford v. Garcia trial, centered on an isolated incident, but
representative of the nation's primary conflicts.   Students
will:   • analyze El Salvador's history and the conditions that
contributed to its civil war    • identify the factors that led
to the churchwomen's murder    • make determinations about the
future of El Salvador's political and social climate with
respect to human rights Estimated Time  5-6 classroom periods
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