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The teacher asked the class if they thought another dictatorship would be impossible in Germany. The students were either not interested or did not believe it could happen. Mr. Rainer uses the foot-in-the-door technique to teach his class that a dictatorship in Germany can still arise. The foot-in-the-door effect occurs when you ask someone to do a small task, followed by another similar task, and by the end you’ll have that person doing most of your work. Mr. Rainer began by having the students rise from their seats, when they wanted to talk; then it was addressing him by Mr.Wenger. The foot-in-the-door effect influenced Tim’s actions heavily; after the class started wearing the white polos, he took all his shirts and burned them. Another incident where Tim was influenced by the foot-in-the-door effect, was when the guys were tagging and he decided to climb the building that was under construction to spray paint the wave logo. Tim then goes along and creates a website for the group. In the end, Mr. Wenger says it’s all over, but Tim doesn’t agree; being apart of the wave for him meant unity, family, and togetherness. He pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot someone, then shoots Bomber, and