Johnson, E. A. & Reuband, K. (2005). What We Knew. Cambridge, MA: Basic Books
This book can be used as a primary source. It is a collection of interviews with people who were involved in World War II. The book mainly focused on the story of Jewish people and ordinary German people during the World War II era. Jewish people testify what it was to live in the time of extreme antisemitism. The first two parts are the most important for my project. Part 1 of the book includes the story of Jewish people who left Germany before and after Kristallnacht which is the symbolic event that implies impending extreme and expanded antisemitism. It also shows the story of Jews who were deported from Germany during World War II and those who hid from the Nazis. In part 2, testimonies of ordinary Germans who involved in the mass murder in some extent whether they knew it or participate in it are recorded.
Malloryk. (2020, February 21). Sophie Scholl and the White Rose: The National WWII Museum: New Orleans. The National WWII Museum | New Orleans. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/sophie-scholl-and-white-rose
Sophie Scholl was one of the key members of the resistance group the White Rose. The group run by students of the University of Munich fought against the Nazis. Born in upper-middle class family, Sophie and her brothers joined the Nazi youth groups but their parents didn’t want them to grow up immersed in such ideologies. With their parents’ unusual way of education at that time, Sophie and her brother Hans established the White Rose and encouraged their peers in the university to stand up against the German government. The White Rose spread its message through flyers. Many students of the University of Munich joined the movement and Sophie started to think that the change in the country was imminent. However, a janitor who was a staunch supporter of the Nazis saw the pamphlets and eventually,
Sophie and Hans were executed for the treason.
Pagaard, S. (2005). Teaching the Nazi dictatorship: Focus on Youth. History Teacher, 38(2), 189. https://doi.org/10.2307/1555719
Gleichschaltung is the term referring to the process of nazification. The nazification proceeded through economy, media, culture, and education. Hitler already understood the importance of young people to preserve and expand Nazi totalitarian regime. The famous “Heil Hitler” comes from this process. This brainwashing educational goal was reflected in both class time and extracurricular activities. The Nazis built various youth organizations such as Duende to nurture right-leaning movements among the young people. These kinds of organizations taught young people to have hostility toward democracy and the middle class. Also they represented and spread racism. The article explains about the systematic early education for nazification and how it successfully impacted the expansion of the Third Reich.
This book can be used as a primary source. It is a collection of interviews with people who were involved in World War II. The book mainly focused on the story of Jewish people and ordinary German people during the World War II era. Jewish people testify what it was to live in the time of extreme antisemitism. The first two parts are the most important for my project. Part 1 of the book includes the story of Jewish people who left Germany before and after Kristallnacht which is the symbolic event that implies impending extreme and expanded antisemitism. It also shows the story of Jews who were deported from Germany during World War II and those who hid from the Nazis. In part 2, testimonies of ordinary Germans who involved in the mass murder in some extent whether they knew it or participate in it are recorded.
Malloryk. (2020, February 21). Sophie Scholl and the White Rose: The National WWII Museum: New Orleans. The National WWII Museum | New Orleans. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/sophie-scholl-and-white-rose
Sophie Scholl was one of the key members of the resistance group the White Rose. The group run by students of the University of Munich fought against the Nazis. Born in upper-middle class family, Sophie and her brothers joined the Nazi youth groups but their parents didn’t want them to grow up immersed in such ideologies. With their parents’ unusual way of education at that time, Sophie and her brother Hans established the White Rose and encouraged their peers in the university to stand up against the German government. The White Rose spread its message through flyers. Many students of the University of Munich joined the movement and Sophie started to think that the change in the country was imminent. However, a janitor who was a staunch supporter of the Nazis saw the pamphlets and eventually,
Sophie and Hans were executed for the treason.
Pagaard, S. (2005). Teaching the Nazi dictatorship: Focus on Youth. History Teacher, 38(2), 189. https://doi.org/10.2307/1555719
Gleichschaltung is the term referring to the process of nazification. The nazification proceeded through economy, media, culture, and education. Hitler already understood the importance of young people to preserve and expand Nazi totalitarian regime. The famous “Heil Hitler” comes from this process. This brainwashing educational goal was reflected in both class time and extracurricular activities. The Nazis built various youth organizations such as Duende to nurture right-leaning movements among the young people. These kinds of organizations taught young people to have hostility toward democracy and the middle class. Also they represented and spread racism. The article explains about the systematic early education for nazification and how it successfully impacted the expansion of the Third Reich.