helps give people a drive and hope‚ perseverance which helps people not to quit and push through tough times‚ and finally optimism which gives people a sense of hope. People like Sophie Scholl whose story is told in an article named “Hitler Youth” shows determination while she is enlisted in Adolf Hitler’s school program. Sophie drives to get the education she deserves as well as help others do the same. Louise Ogawa shows optimism in her letters which were later compiled into a book called “Dear Mrs
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Acts of resistance against Nazi rule was commonly seen throughout Hitler’s empire. To resist is to ‘stop course of‚ repel‚ be proof against or unaffected…‚ strive against‚ oppose‚ try to impede‚ refuse to comply with’ . However‚ the meaning and levels of resistance within Nazi Germany varies between historians. This essay identifies resistance as stated by the Bacaria Project‚ “Resistance is understood as every form of active or passive behaviour which allows recognition of the rejection of the
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story of Sophie Scholl’s conformity and Joanne Oppenheim‚ the author of Dear Miss Breed‚ shared the experiences of young Japanese Americans in internment. Both these authors‚ along with a few other authors‚ showed how conformity can help in a time of conflict‚ reasons not to resist the ways of the other party‚ and how one can comply while resisting the ideas of the other party.
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endured the conflict by thinking positively during the entirety of the Holocaust‚ and continuing to hope that things will get better. By keeping a positive attitude‚ Anne was able to make living in the annex more jubilant for some of those in hiding. Sophie
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The Red Orchestra was an umbrella term adopted by the Nazi secret police when describing those who were plotting against the Third Reich.The term Red Orchestra was used because each person in the plot was given a musical term. There were many plots to assassinate Hitler during the war. After the important Soviet victory at Stalingrad in early 1943‚ when it looked as though the tide was turning against the German army‚ a serious assassination attempt was planned by a group of German military officers
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mind would speak up against his authority. The main reason that this happened is because if you did not pick your words right or questioned Hitler or the Nazi party and it’s ways you could be punished with death. An example of this being Sophie and Hans Scholl who were just two of the members of the group known as the White Rose‚ made up of a
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Society is driven by many forces created by human interaction. Politics is one of the most influential and important human organizations simply because of the fact that it holds together the fabric of our social systems. Politics is driven by many mediums‚ one of which is propaganda through music. In the years between 1939 and 1945‚ Europe underwent a drastic change due to new political control by the National Socialist Party‚ and the events surrounding World War Two. Propaganda and censorship were
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Cited: Bartoletti‚ Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow. New York: Scholastic Inc.‚ 2005. Print. Keeley‚ Jennifer. Life in the Hitler Youth. San Diego: Lucent Books‚ 2000. Print. “Sophie Scholl.” U*X*L Biographies. Detroit: U*X*L‚ 2003. Gale Student Resources in Context. Web. 5 Apr. 2012. Trueman‚ Chris. “The Hitler Youth.” History Learning Site. 2012. Web. 24 March 2012. Van Ells‚ Mark D. “Americans for Hitler.” America in WWII. 2007
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How successful were Hitler and the Nazis in getting the support of young people in Germany between 1933 and 1945? It was important for Hitler and the Nazis to control and get support of young people because with the support of the youth they could gain control of the next generation to come. This was an effective way of changing Germany’s future. Hitler aimed to make Germany a country containing no Jewish people and mainly consist of the Aryan race (blue eyes‚ blonde hair). The Aryan race was
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‘Nazification’ of government‚ police and the courts The country was divided into 42 Gaus‚ each with a Nazi Gauleiter with the power to make laws. Each street and block of flats had a Blockleiter who reported ‘grumblers’ to the police; the Nazis successfully encouraged the idea of Volksgemeinschaft (national community). German people enthusiastically reported troublemakers to the Gestapo. April 1934: ‘People’s Courts’ were set up with Nazi judges who gave the ‘right’ verdict. The police were
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