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Peer reviewedShore, Paul J. – Social Education, 1983
Social studies textbooks of the 1930's frequently accepted the changing times and the new world leadership without criticism. Textbooks downplayed the Depression, took an uncritical approach towards Roosevelt, and showed relative neutrality toward European totalitarianism. Political, social, and cultural reasons for these attitudes are explained.…
Descriptors: Educational History, High Schools, History Instruction, History Textbooks
