Chapter 27 : The Rise of Dictators and World War II : Special Feature Links

Contacting Elected Officials About Issues http://www.ala.org/ alaorg/ oif/ contacting.html
American Library Association site listing relevant phone numbers, proper procedure, and suggestions on how to contact elected officials.

Contacting Elected Officials http://www.mncn.org/ GovContact.htm
Helpful Tips for calling, writing, e-mailing, or visiting elected officials. Includes a sample letter to a legislator.

Legislative Action Center: Elected Officials http://congress.org/ stickers/ ?dir=congressorg& officials=1
Searchable database to locate local, state, and federal officials. Provides contact information to write to an elected official.

Museum of Tolerance: Online Multimedia Learning Center http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/
An extensive online encyclopedia about the Holocaust and World War II. Includes many documents, overviews, photos, accounts, and maps. May be used to find out more about such subjects as the concentration camps, Nazi leaders, the "Final Solution," and the Nuremberg trials.

The Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy http://library.thinkquest.org/ 12663/
An outstanding student project on the Holocaust that was submitted to ThinkQuest, an educational Web site competition for high school students. This extensive site includes a summary of the Holocaust, a multimedia dictionary of terms, survivors' accounts, an interactive time line, a virtual tour of a concentration camp, information about the Nuremberg trials, and quizzes.

Adolf Hitler http://encarta.msn.com/ encnet/ refpages/ RefArticle.aspx?refid=761556540
Encyclopedia article that traces the life of Adolf Hitler. Includes information about his early life, rise to power, and his years as dictator.


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