Discusses ways to use a primary source document--a telegram from the U.S. Ambassador to Germany to the American Secretary of State describing Hitler's actions to consolidate his power on March 23, 1933--in helping students understand and compare the leadership of Roosevelt and Hitler. (CS)

This article deals with the selection process of social studies curriculum materials, introducing readers to the major ideas contained in the NCSS's Social Studies Curriculum Guidelines and SSEC's Curriculum Materials Analysis System. (SM)

Teachers can exploit the contrast between the 1920's and the 1930's as a means for helping students understand the latter decade. Discusses the political, economic, social, and cultural differences between the two decades. Case studies and supplementary reading materials are suggested. (CS)