Summary on Nazi Propaganda by Roshan & Maran

Summary on Nazi Propaganda

Roshan Ragumaran & Maran PakeerathanMay 1, 2012

Propagandas were used to influence the German citizen to support the NSDAP (Nazi Party) during Adolf Hitler’s leadership of Germany. Propagandas were not the only communication tool Adolf Hitler used to persuade the people of Germany, he used books, movies, art, music, radio, press, and even newspapers. Many Jewish people were hurt emotionaly by the tools Adolf Hitler used, so they tried destroying them. In The Book Thief Death says (1)“There were the erased pages of Mein Kampf, gagging, suffocating under the paint as they turned.”  According to the article Nazi Propaganda German children read anti-Jewish propaganda books such as DER GIFTPILZ ( "The Poisonous Mushroom").  Adolf Hitler was very serious about communicating his messages across Germany, so he established a Ministry that focused only on communicating tools such as propagandas. It was led by Joseph Goebbels; he was appointed the minister of propaganda by Adolf Hitler.

According to the article Nazi Propaganda the movies that were made to discriminate Jews portrayed them as “subhuman” creatures. An example of a Movie is “The Eternal Jew (1940), directed by Fritz Hippler, portrayed Jews as wandering cultural parasites, consumed by sex and money.”. Propaganda played a huge role in the mass murder of Jews, Nazi propaganda was vital to persuade almost all the German citizens that Jews did not belong in Germany. In The Book Thief (2)Lisel loses hope and begins to disdain the written word, having learned that Hitler’s propaganda is to blame for the war and the holocaust.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "A Forgotten Suitcase: The Mantello Rescue Mission" Online Exhibitions. http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/mantello/. Accessed on May 1st 2012.

Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. New York; Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

Foot Notes:

  1. Page 237 → Narrated by “Death” → Chapter: PAGES FROM THE BASEMENT
  2. Website: http://www.gradesaver.com/the-book-thief/study-guide/short-summary/
 

        Watch video to clear your self with any confusion about Nazi Propaganda.         

                     

The Rise of Nazism

The Book Thief Blog Assignment

 

Summary

The Rise of Nazism

World War II was caused by racism, pride, fascism and extreme nationalism. As well of the rise of Nazism, but what caused it? There are four factors that caused Nazism, World War I humiliation, economic depression, stab-in-the-back theory and charismatic leadership.

After the events that took place in World War I, Germany was burdened with all the blame resulting in humiliation. This caused Germany to pay for all the damages and had to put restrain on their military, resulting Germany to seek out revenge. The economy of Germany started to plummet after the amount of money they had to pay off for World War I. The Nazis used hatred and racism to unite the Germans to use Jews and communists as scapegoats, as well with Hitler’s amazing leadership abilities he was able to persuade a whole entire nation to not only change the form of government to dictatorship but as well to persuade a whole nation to go into war. 

Quotes

“There would be a parade. Marching. Music. Singing. There would be a fire.”  - Pg 101

“…destroy the evil machinations plotting to infect the motherland with its deplorable ways. “The immoral! The Kommunisten!”...“Die Juden – the Jews!” – Pg 110

“Toward the end of 1938, when the Jews were cleared out completely after Kristallnacht, the Gestapo visited, They searched the house, and when nothing or no one suspicious was found, Hans Hubermann was one of the fortunate: He was allowed to stay.” – Pg 183

Interesting Facts

Rhineland had been demilitarized by the Treaty of Versailles but Hitler sent troops in their anyways in 1936. France and Britain took to appeasement and did nothing. Hitler’s lebensraum got bigger.

14 year old boys had to join the Hitler-Jugend. Here they would ultimately be prepared for war. They were soldiers in the making. The boys would sing songs about war and do drills. In English the Hitler-Jugend means the Hitler youth.

The German parliament, known as the Reichstag, was burned down mysteriously which gave Hitler his chance to pass The Enabling Act. This gave Hitler an infinite amount of power to rule over Germany.

References

Mar, Paul. "What Are the Causes of the Rise Of Nazism?." eHow. Demand Media, Inc., 17 June 2011. Web. 1 May 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/info_8609579_causes-rise-nazism.html>.

Zusak, Markus. The Book thief . Sydney : Alfred A. Knopf , 2007. 576. Print.

"Fun Trivia : Nazi Germany." FunTrivia. FunTrivia , 2006. Web. 1 May 2012. http://www.funtrivia.com/en/History/Nazi-Germany-14187.html

Bomb Shelters(Germany)

By: Sujany T and Nigarsini S

Summary:Bomb Shelters, are commonly known as Air-raid shelters. They were built for citizens as protection during bombings in WWII. Bomb shelters could also be thought as bunkers. Recently, an old WWII bomb shelter that protected many citizens in Carshalton Park, has been found, in Germany. 

This bomb shelter could hold up to a thousand people. Historians have said that the Carshalton Park was hit many times due to the German Luftwaffe bombers during the war. Historians believe that the shelter “consisted of a rectangle of four corridors, approximately five feet across”.

This was the only way for anyone to survive bombs and other massive weapons that were used to attack, in WWII. Not many civilians died because when the sirens began - most civilians, like Liesel’s family and friends, fled to their nearest bomb-shelters for protection.

Relevant Quotes:
This Bomb Shelter can also be related to the Book Thief. One example is during the air-raids or bombings in Germany, Liesel and everyone else on her block flee to 45 Himmel Street’s basement.
Their basement was approved to be safe and had protection against any air-raids that might fall towards them. Hans Hubermann states during the first air-raid or bombing, “This way…..we can hear when the raids are coming even before the sirens start. They make a cuckoo sound and then announce the regions at risk.”

This siren will make sure the people are aware of another air-raid and that they should move to a safe place. The Narrator says that, “Even from the cellar, they could vaguely hear the tune of bombs.” This shows how loud and violent the air-raid was.

The Narrator once again says, “…to shut out the din of the basement, Liesel opened one of her books and began to read.” This shows how she kept everyone calm and entertained in the cellar while the real air-raid ended.

Interesting Facts:
People would bring games, books, food and bottled drinks inside these shelters to keep themselves entertained while the air-raids took place.

Several people and many families sheltered themselves under their staircase for protection because they thought it was the best place to be.

One in every five schools and buildings were destroyed or damaged by bombs.

Here is a VIDEO about an air-raid shelter that has been found in Devonport Park;



Resources:

Ganette Company.  (January 10, 2012).  Forgotten WWII air raid shelter discovered in Carshalton Park.  Retrieved from http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9460862.Forgotten_air_raid_shelter_discovered_in_Carshalto/

BBC Primary History.  (2012). World War 2: Air raids – the Blitz.  Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/air_raids/

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4BZJ9VJJ6g

“This way…..we can hear when the raids are coming even before the sirens start. They make a cuckoo sound and then announce the regions at risk.” (Zusak, 371)

“Even from the cellar, they could vaguely hear the tune of bombs.” (Zusak, 380)

“…to shut out the din of the basement, Liesel opened one of her books and began to read.” (Zusak, 381)

Book Thief Research Summary: The Allied Bombings

Summary-"Allied bombing of Germany during the Second World War"

         The article "Allied bombing of Germany during the Second World War" by John Kenneth Galbraith briefly states that the several bombings of German cities during the last days of the second world war were not as effective as planned by the British and American armed forces. While they were intensely being attacked, Germany continued to increase their production, proving to be an impenetrable force.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/10/allied-bombing-germany-dresden

          The fact that the tools being utilized by the Germans were not easily destructible and therefore, re-designed in minimal time and effectively managed help ensure that the Germans would not suffer great damage from the bombings. The Germans also moved their production to locations such as schools and churches. A clear example of this included the attack on the airplane plants which was toothless. The Americans and the British forces had very little effect other than destructing German land.

Interesting Facts

-The British forces often bombed during the night and targeted central cities

-Working-class areas suffered the most damage during bombings 

-The Americans used daylight raids but had difficulty placing their targets

-Many prominent attacks occupied the United States` 8th Air Force for several months

-During 1939-45, 3.4 million tons of bombs were dropped by the Allies, averaging around 27,000 tons per month

http://pubsub.com/Fire-and-Fury-in-The-Allied-Bombing-of-Germany-Reading-By-Randall-Hansen_Vancouver-Books-and-Lit-ilgfcnft2Di,aCIj6cA7GIHE

Quotes from the Book

"Did they deserve any better, these people? How many had actively persecuted others, high on the scent of Hitler's gaze, repeating his sentences, his paragraphs, his opus? Was Rosa Hubermann responsible? The hider of a Jew? Or Hans? Did they all deserve to die? The children?" (Zusak,375-76)

"Even from the cellar, they could vaguely hear the tune of bombs. air pressure shoved itself down like a ceiling, as if to mash the earth. A bite was taken of Molching's empty streets."(Zusak, 380)

"In the morning, the damage was inspected. No one died, but two apartment blocks were reduced to pyramids of rubble, and Rudy's favourite Hitler Youth field had an enormous bowl spooned out of it. Half the town stood around its circumference. People estimated its depth, to compare it with their shelters." (Zusak,385)

References

Zusak , Markus. The Book Thief. 1st ed. United States: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Print.

Galbraith, John Kenneth. "Allied Bombing of Germany during the Second World War." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 09 Sept. 2009. Web. 01 May 2012. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/10/allied-bombing-germany-dresden.

"99 Fascinating Facts About . . ." 99 Fascinating Facts about World War II. 2007. Web. 01 May 2012. http://facts.randomhistory.com/world-war-ii-facts.html.


By: Amir G. and Anisha S.

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Book thief blog assignment. COMMUNISM and NAZISM by: Sam and Rhiannon

Communists are a group of people who does not like anything belong to the people of the nation beside the government. They want everything in the nation including stores and production runned by the government so there are no citizen claiming anything. After the WW1, communism started rising in the Western Europe. Many countries hated communism because, no keeps anything for them selves. Even the houses are runned by the government. This was strongly hated by Germany and Hitler (who rose to power after Germany lost the WW1 and lost a lot of resources.). The Soviet union first got communism and spread it all over Europe.

Nazism and Communism





Adolf Hitler

Nazis were group of people who followed a very big war leader of the history; Adolf Hitler. Nazis were influenced by Hitler to be racist to African Americans, Other color people and specifically Jewish people. Nazis killed a lot of Jewish people and a lot of Communists. They hated Jews; the Jewish people were not a part of the master called the Aryan. Germans were very proud of themselves because they were mostly Aryans. Nazis also hated Communists because, Communism relied on brother hood and every one working together. Also, the communists were not the member of the master race. They even hated bisexuals, Gypsies, and people with disabilities.

When Hitler came in power, he first encouraged citizens to join him and support him all the time. He then brain washed them by telling them the master race theory and the hatred for other colors. Nazis were formed and the collapse of Jews and communists in Germany began. Nazis killed Jews like, they were game birds. Even communists were tortured and murdered badly. Hitler feared the communists. 

Interesting Facts: Even people with disbilities were killed because they were just a burden to Germany and they were a threat to the master race called the Aryans. Thousands of bi-sexual people were killed too. About 6 million Jews were killed! Thousands of Communists and also more then 50% of the Germany's gypsies and bisexuals were killed by Hitler. He was very evil and was very selfish.

Hitler Youth

Randy Ketwaroo & Mirza Khan


Summary:

Hitler youth were a great way to build leaders in Nazi Germany. The Hitler Youth was established in 1926 and were originally intended to follow the movement of the Germans Worker Party. Hitler’s motive for creating this group was to assemble all the youth and make them adapt to military lifestyle by making them undergo vigorous training to become a soldier at an early age. Kids were 10 years of age and would join a group called the Jungvolk (boys age 10-14) and they would soon join the actual HJ (Hitler Youth age 14-18) their original mission was to bring Hitler to power. They soon started a new mission which was bringing victory in the war. They would go door-to-door trying to collect scrap metal for war and other purposes.

Girls also were very interested in becoming a Hitler youth leader so they formed a group called the BDM (Bund Deutscher Mädel) in 1930 a younger division was added. They would do various things such as help wounded soldiers. In 1942, there were many bomb raids so Hitler decided to create WELS camps. They would enlist boys 16-18 to undergo mandatory three weeks war training where they would learn various skills. The Battle of Berlin occurred in 1945 and as Germany was being breached, the members of the Hitler Youth were enlisted in to the army and contributed to the German defense lines. Hitler youth camps are useful in some ways but seemed like a lot of work and neglect.

 Interesting Facts:

- 5000 KLV camps were created by 1945

- From 1940 to 1945 about 2.8 million children were sent to these camps

- The main role for females were to give birth to healthy, racially ‘pure’ boys

Quotes:

Page 268 – “With his ears,” Rudy finished. “He can’t –” “Right, that’s it.” …  “Both of you – six laps of the grounds.”

Page 283 – “It’s on my chin, too. My chin! I’m lucky I didn’t swallow it! …  The field at Hitler Youth just got fertilized,”

What is the myth at the 1936 Olympic games?

As the myth goes, in the 1936, the Olympics games were held in Berlin, Germany, and it was called “Hitler’s Games". On the first day of the Olympic Games, Hitler, “Führer”, allowed the victors of the events to come to his box. When Jesse Owens, an African American athlete, won the 100m dash, many Germans were very impressed with his talents. However Adolf Hitler departed after he saw the results, and refused to shake hands with Jesse Owens due to his colour.

 The legend above is wrong, and over the years the story of this event has changed a lot. The reality is during the first day it was late, and Adolf Hitler left after the German athletes lost in their events. Jesse Owens was not in this event. The Olympic official said to Hitler to congratulate all of the athletes or none of them. He decided to stop congratulating the athletes. After the games were done, the Führer decided to invite all the winning athletes to the “Reich Chancellery”, so he could personally congratulate, and shake their hands, including Jesse Owens. Additionally the Germans respected Jesse Owens a lot, and they called him “The Fastest Man”. They also named a street after him. This African American athlete said that he was treated well during his stay. The myth in the 1936 Berlin games was a lie, and the reality of Hitler shaking Owens’ hand was true.

Interesting Facts
Jesse Owens explained “... the warmth of his reception in Germany and his happiness during those days in Berlin...”
In the article, it contained a letter to the Director of ZDF. It stated “... Adolf Hitler received and congratulated the German Olympic winners of the 1936 Games in the place of honour at the Olympic stadium...”
Relevant Quotes
“Even the most racist Germans were amazed with the efforts of Owens...” ( Zusak, 56)
“Owens is looking good,” he began to commentate. “This could be his greatest victory ever….” ( Zusak, 57)
“You know Papa, the Black Magic one.” “I’ll give you black magic.” ( Zusak, 59)
“Because you shouldn’t want to be like black people or Jewish people or anyone who is…not us.” ( Zusak, 60)
“It’s like you’re German or Catholic.” (Zusak, 60)
“Oh. Is Jesse Owens Catholic?” ( Zusak, 60)

Click on this LINK to read more.

This is Jesse Owens racing

                                     

This is an interview with Jesse Owens 

                                         

...And the World Remained Silent

 The Final Solution
    By: Shymanta and Raisa

When I came to power, I did not want the concentration camps to become old age pensioner homes, but instruments of terror. -Adolf Hitler



 

Jews being burned at the crematoriums

Hitler is the infamous, sadistic dicator of World War II,known for exterminating Jewish people in what were known as "death factories" or extermination camps. The Nazis conspired to bring the demise of the entire Jewish population. After much thought, Hitler decided he would send Jews to ghettos, making them wear the star of David, then later sending them on their way to extermination camps- The Final Solution to The Jewish Question.

"When their bodies had finsihed scouring for gaps in the door, their souls rose up...we climbed out of those shower facilities, onto the roof and up, into eternity's certain breadth. They just kept feeding me. Minute after minute. Shower after shower." (Zusak, pg 349)

Hitler initially put the Jews in ghettos in Poland. There, Jews suffered horrendous conditions without food or medication. They were forced into brutal physical labour. This was a slow process of killing the Jews painfully.

Arbeit Macht Frei- Written on the doorway of Auschwitz.
 Ironically, it means "Work will set you free."

     Hitler`s    final solution was to put the Jewish people in concentration camps all over Poland. The biggest one known for Jewish extermination is Auschwitz, located on the outskirts of Krakow, Poland. There were large gas chambers with adjacent cemeteries for the disposal of corpses.  Hitler only put young children and the elderly in them, keeping anyone who deemed fit to work in work camps. Nazis were ordered to gather and bring Jews over to the concentration camps by trains from the ghettos. 

"Did they deserve any better, these people? How many had actively persecuted others, high on the scent of Hitler's gaze, repeating his sentences, his paragraphs, his opus? Was Rosa Hubermann responsible? The hider of a Jew? Or Hans? Did they all deserve to die? The children?" (Zusak, pg 375)

A typical gas chamber during the WW2 Holocaust. The gas used
was Zyclon B, originally an insecticide.

      These bodies were later burned in  crematoriums. The SS members kept Jewish belongings like shoes and clothes in makeshift vaults, as collateral to pay for railroads, crates and anything else that contributed to make the Holocaust possible. 

Survivor of Holocaust, Elie Wiesel, talks to Oprah, as he goes back to Auschwitz and recalls his first night at the largest concentration camp.

Facts on The Holocaust

When the Jews were in the concentration camps, a few non-Jews were ready to risk their lives for these unfortunate souls. Oskar Schindler was a German who saved over 1,000 Jews by moving them from Plaszow labor camp to his hometown of Brunnlitz.

As trainloads of Jews arrived at the concentration camps, they were stripped of all that they possessed. These possessions were sorted out at a section of Auschwitz called ‘Canada’. Back then, Canada was known to be a land of great riches, and the possessions of Jews were like riches to the Nazis.

     


It is estimated that 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust, where one million within them were children.

References  

Zusak, Markus. Book Thief. New York: Random House, 2005. 350, 375. Print.

"The Final Solution ." The History Place - Defeat of Hitler. The History Place, n.d. Web. 30 Apr 2012.

Trueman , Chris. "Auschwitz-Birkenau." . History Learning, 2012. Web. 2 May 2012. .

Rosenberg, Jennifer. "Holocaust Facts What You Need to Know About the Holocaust." 20th Century History. About, 2012. Web. 2 May 2012.

"The Final Solution ." The History Place - Defeat of Hitler. The History Place, n.d. Web. 30 Apr 2012.

Links
  

Article - The Final Solution 

  

The Final Solution Blog

 



Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass

By: Cassandra & Salma

 
It was a peaceful and quiet night on November 9, 1938 when the Nazi regime swept across the streets of Germany in a plan to terrorize and persecute innocent Jewish people. The Nazi's dubbed the unfortunate night Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass".

Fact: Many Jewish people demote the use of the term Kristallnacht because of the Nazi origins and what it cost; feeling that the significance of the night was not the destruction of property or shattered crystal but the spark of Anti-Semitism on a continental scale.

It signalled the reign of terror that was to come, as insurmountable amounts of violence were unleashed on the Jewish population, killing over 91, injuring hundreds and escorting over 30,000 people to concentration camps. Jewish shops and houses had been marked in slurs, broken down and looted while synagogues crumbled down in flames.

Fact: Approximately 300 religious congregation halls, known as synagogues, were burned down in flames - many of which were historical structures.

"Many Jewish establishments were being surgically smashed and looted when there was a clatter of knuckles on the apartment door... [Max's father] looked at the faces, naked with fear, turned the lock and opened the door. As expected, it was a Nazi. In uniform" (Zusak, 192-93).

Many who were not a part of the regime joined in the riots, while a majority of people simply stood watching or passed by, turning a blind eye to the horror. The people had been marked; armbands with the infamous yellow Star of David, printed Juden. They were forced into the streets to parade their shame. 

 

Fact: The Jewish people of Germany were fined 1 billion marks for the mass destruction of property in Germany on Kristallnacht.

That night, the Jewish people were made outcasts in their own motherland; strangers to their own soil. The Jewish, who were able to escape the fate, were those who had gone into hiding or escaped Germany for countries of refuge such as England or the U.S. These people who lived are still traumatized by the horrific night up to this date. They consider themselves "one of the lucky ones" but still experience the fear and regret of others who suffered - their own people, with innocents who perished.

"'Come on.' Walter pulled at him as the rest of the family said their goodbyes...'It's chaos out there, and chaos is what we need'" (Zusak, 194).

Click Links to Read Article: link 1 , link 2 , link 3
For more facts on Kristallnacht, go to this link.

 

Nazi on Jews By: Benita and Athira

Hitler’s hate of Jews is what influenced people under his rule to feel the same way. But it was not only Hitler who felt this way. In the 1930’s, the world looked at Jews in disgust.  The whole world brought about the holocaust with the Nazis. In general, the Nazis willingly rounded up the Jews. However, the rest of the world rejected Jewish refugees who tried to escape.

http://jpfo.org/filegen-a-m/GCA_68.htm

The Jews in Germany were overrepresented in the top ranks of the German society. Hitler used this as an example to show that “good, ordinary Germans” were being excluded from those positions by the Jews scheming. The Nazis generally thought of Jews as filthy, and in Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf “he portrays Jews as trying to “contaminate” German blood."Was there any form of filth or crime...without at least one Jew involved in it? If you cut even cautiously into such a sore, you find like a maggot in a rotting body, often dazzled by the sudden light - a Jew." The article continues to talk about using Jews as “scapegoats” and Jews creating “disunity” amongst Germans.

http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/holoprelude/index.html

If you follow the LINK the article goes on to say that Hitler influenced the Nazis along with others to act on their hatred for the Jews. Hitler’s love for the Germans and their love back, lead the Germans to be easily influenced by him and caused the hatred of Jews to grow.

Main Source:

"Why Hitler hated Jews." Majorityrights.com. ExpressionEngine , 24 June 2005. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <majorityrights.com/weblog/comments/why_hitler_hated_jews >

"Jews in Nazi Germany." History Learning Site. History Learning Site, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Jews_Nazi_Germany.htm>

Interesting Facts

·                         The term "Holocaust," originally from the Greek word "holokauston" which means "sacrifice by fire," refers to the Nazi's persecution and planned slaughter of the Jewish people.

·                         Although many people refer to all Nazi camps as "concentration camps," there were actually a number of different kinds of camps, including concentration camps, extermination camps, labour camps, prisoner-of-war camps, and transit camps.

·                         Auschwitz was the largest concentration and extermination camp built. It is estimated that 1.1 million people were killed at Auschwitz.

Rosenberg, Jennifer. "Holocaust Facts." About.com. About.com, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/holocaustfacts.htm >

Quotes from The Book Thief

• "Of course, everyone knew about the Jews, as they were the main offender in regard to violating the German ideal."(Zuzak, pg 111)
• "He's infesting you with his family and he's about to take over you". ( Zusak,pg 254)

Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. New York: Knopf, 2005. Print.

Video: Hitler's Views on Jews

                                                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgdTFqZ7hs8

German Resistance Summary: By Nilab & Sigma

The gestapo (Secret police) 

Adolf Hitler was the oppressive dictator of Germany from 1918-1924, and suppressed any criticism from the German people using his secret police called the Gestapo. However, German people that disliked Hitler’s ways resisted their "Fuhrer" and risked getting executed and arrested. Some Germans disliked Hitler so extensively that they plotted his assassination as the article from the Holocaust Museum states. Other ways in which Germans resisted Hitler's orders were by assisting Jewish people. Anna Rudolph was a German that was interviewed by Historians and featured in an article in the book "Perspectives on modern world history: The Holocaust". She and other Germans hid Jewish people and prevented Hitler's army from taking them to concentration camps to be executed brutally.




Even some German children knew how Hitler's actions were wrong and resisted Hitler's hate messages using opportunities they had. Hitler youth was a mandatory school program for children and some did not take part in this compulsory program because they did not want to be apart of the Nazis. Some German citizens were completely unaware of Hitler's actions because the Nazi's controlled all media and filled newspapers and radios with Nazi propaganda. In the Holocaust Museum article, the historians mentioned how some Germans distributed leaflets that spoke out against Nazism and were arrested or never seen again. Among these Germans were Sophie and Hans Scholl, two siblings/ students who started a "white rose movement" and advocated against Nazism. These visionary Germans were arrested and accused of treason then condemned to death.

Anti-nazi Propaganda 

 

Hitler youth propaganda 

Hans and Sophie Scholl with white rose members

                                                             











Around the world, many accuse Germans of blindly following Hitler's footsteps. However what people fail to see is that Germans have tried to resist the Nazi's many times. Throughout history many Germans lost their lives brutally for trying to make a difference and stop anti-Semitism or trying to move past the time period of Nazi Germany.


To read more about German resistance or about the Holocaust visit This link

Other Interesting Facts:


- The gestapo were a group of Nazi secret police that arrested anyone against Nazism and the German citizens did not know what happened to those arrested. (We now know about the concentration camps)

-Hitler made sure that NO ONE could oppose the Nazi's and even condemned his "beloved" Aryan people to death if they disliked his ways

-The white rose movement leaflets were dropped from airplanes on Germany from allies of others in the war (wow, the entire world wanted to stop Hitler!)


"Holocaust History." German Resistance to Hitler. Web. 04 May 2012. <http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005208>.

Above is a video that explains the White Rose movement's actions.


Situations from the Book Thief that support Anti-Nazism:


Liesel's thoughts : " All Jews are not all the same"

Liesel: "I hate Hitler" (Zusak,115)

Max: "Sometimes I dream of me fighting Hitler and I win" (Zusak, 251)

Plot: "Hans presented the Jew with a piece of bread" (Zusak, 394)

Plot: "The Hubermann's hid Max in their basement and treated him like family". (Zusak, 223)


Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. 1st ed. United States: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Print.