Banned books
Are all
of the proposals to librarians and by the students bad?
Why do
you think they had these ideas?
Is it
useful for us to read literature from other cultures? Why or why not?
Is it
ever right to ban what is written?
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The Blackout
Apart
from serious accidents, in which other ways could a Blackout be inconvenient?
How would
it affect you today?
Dim-out
was eventually introduced. Does this suggest that the rules had been too strict
earlier?
Why do
you think the rules were so strict?
Why do
you think the government was able relax them?
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The Blutschutzgesetz
Can you think of any
other countries who have used or are indeed still using laws anything like
this?
Is there any way in which such laws could be protective?
Why do you think the Germans wanted pure blood?
Is there any way in which such laws could be protective?
Why do you think the Germans wanted pure blood?
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Bombings
The Allies bombed German towns as well. Do you know
where the worst bombings happened?
Renate's family had a dilemma.
Her mother was being bombed by the Germans in London.
The Allies were bombing towns where her friends and family lived.
Her father was helping to design bombs for the German military.
Renate's family had a dilemma.
Her mother was being bombed by the Germans in London.
The Allies were bombing towns where her friends and family lived.
Her father was helping to design bombs for the German military.
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Bund Deutscher Mädel
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Do you think you would have liked to join the BDM? Why or why not?
The uniform was very smart but when you look at old photographs sometimes the girls aren't wearing shoes that go well with their uniform. Why do you think this is?
Can you name some advantages of belonging to an organization like this?
The uniform was very smart but when you look at old photographs sometimes the girls aren't wearing shoes that go well with their uniform. Why do you think this is?
Can you name some advantages of belonging to an organization like this?
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Concentration camps
Arguably,
life had to go on and if one got rid of every bystander, who would be left to
do the work?
Why was
Rossel deceived?
Why did
“bystanders” do nothing?
What
would you do?
Was it
right to intern German Jews during World War II?
Can an
internment camp be made humane?
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Enemy Aliens
Why do you think the rules about what Enemy Aliens Class B could
do were made?
How might these rules have affected someone like Renate?
How might it have affected her mother? (She lived in London for much of World War II.)
How might these rules have affected someone like Renate?
How might it have affected her mother? (She lived in London for much of World War II.)
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Food
Do you
find food symbolic?
Take a
look at a British or a German ration card. Could you manage on that amount of
food?
Look
around where you live. How could you find free or very cheap food here?
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Ghettos
How would
a “natural” ghetto be formed?
Can you
think of any that you know of?
What
impression do you get of ghetto life by looking at the pictures?
Often the
Rexingen Jews are referred to as a community. What is the difference between a
normal community and a ghetto?
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Heimwehr
http://www.thehouseonschellbergstreet.com/search/label/Heimwehr
Why do you think so many teen boys were willing to take on
the Allies when they moved into Germany?
How might their training with the Hitler Youth have helped these young people?
The Heimwehr is similar to our own Home Guard. However, there are differences. Can you think what they might be?
How might their training with the Hitler Youth have helped these young people?
The Heimwehr is similar to our own Home Guard. However, there are differences. Can you think what they might be?
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The Hitler Youth
Is it a good idea to make such organizations as this
compulsory?
Is this better or worse than having military service for young people?
Would belonging to an organisaiton like this help you develop life-skills?
Is this better or worse than having military service for young people?
Would belonging to an organisaiton like this help you develop life-skills?
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Indoctrination
Should we
ban publications like the Deutsche Mädel now?
Why do
you think the Deutsche Mädel was
enjoyed by so many girls?
Think of
a magazine that you like to read today. Is it “indoctrinating” you in any way?
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Internment
Was it
right to intern German Jews during World War II?
Can an
internment camp be made humane?
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The Kinder
Which do you
think is best for the child?
How might being evacuated affect your schooling and your family life?
What are the advantages of evacuation?
And the disadvantages?
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
How might being evacuated affect your schooling and your family life?
What are the advantages of evacuation?
And the disadvantages?
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Some believe we should have offered homes to whole families.
Why do you think we didn't?
How could we decide which ones to help?
What would you think if your family wanted to send you away for your own safety?
How could we decide which ones to help?
What would you think if your family wanted to send you away for your own safety?
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Kinderlandvershcickung
If you had to
be evacuated because of a war situation, would you prefer to live with your
friends or within a family?
Which do you think is best for the child?
How might being evacuated affect your schooling and your family life?
What are the advantages of evacuation?
And the disadvantages?
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Which do you think is best for the child?
How might being evacuated affect your schooling and your family life?
What are the advantages of evacuation?
And the disadvantages?
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
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How would your family feel about sponsoring a child to the
tune of £3500?
Why do you think the Quakers were motivated to help?
Why do you think the Quakers were motivated to help?
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Kriegeshilfedienst
There was a lot
of unemployment in Germany in the 1930s. Do you think the RAD and the
Kreigeshilfedienst helped combat that?
How did these two initiatives specifically help women?
How had war often helped women in the work place?
What happens after the war is over?
Do you see any similarities here with anything you ahve read about what british women did in World Wars I and II?
How did these two initiatives specifically help women?
How had war often helped women in the work place?
What happens after the war is over?
Do you see any similarities here with anything you ahve read about what british women did in World Wars I and II?
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Kristallnacht
A lot of
the shops could be looted. Who would do that?
Why do
you think the Germans felt so angry about the Jews?
Was Ernst
von Rath's assassination a justification or an excuse?
Sometimes
we are surprised that certain people, ourselves included, actually join in
looting parties. Why do people who normally keep to the laws suddenly
start doing something so peculiar?
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Landgirls
What sort
of work do you think the land girls had to do?
How was
this different from the way the German girls may have worked?
Which jobs are a farm are easier in the 21st century?
Why was ENSA useful?
Would something like ENSA be uesful today?
Do we in fact have anything like that?
Which jobs are a farm are easier in the 21st century?
Why was ENSA useful?
Would something like ENSA be uesful today?
Do we in fact have anything like that?
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Lebensborn
The Lebesnborn initiative was an attempt to create perfect babies who
would turn into perfect human beings. Do we still do this?
What about farm animals and pets?
Would single mums have been more comfortable within the Lebensborn system than they would have been in Britain at the time?
How does that compare with our experience in the 21st Century.
What about farm animals and pets?
Would single mums have been more comfortable within the Lebensborn system than they would have been in Britain at the time?
How does that compare with our experience in the 21st Century.
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Nazi Key Figures
What do you think may have motivated these men?
Can you find their redeeming features?
Why do you think ordinary people were influenced by them?
Can you find their redeeming features?
Why do you think ordinary people were influenced by them?
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Nuremberg laws
Can you think of any
other countries who have used or are indeed still using laws anything like
this?
Is there any way in which such laws could be protective?
Why do you think the Germans wanted pure blood?
Is there any way in which such laws could be protective?
Why do you think the Germans wanted pure blood?
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Places
Have you visited any of
these places?
What is your impression of them?
What is your impression of them?
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The Quakers
How would your family feel about sponsoring a child to the
tune of £3500?
Why do you think the Quakers were motivated to help?
Why do you think the Quakers were motivated to help?
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Reichsarbeitsdienst
Is it
right and fair to expect young people to do their duty during war time?
Should
they also do duty during peace time?
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Reichsbürgergesetz
Can you think
of any other countries who have used or are indeed still using laws anything
like this?
Is there any way in which such laws could be protective?
Why do you think the Germans wanted pure blood?
Is there any way in which such laws could be protective?
Why do you think the Germans wanted pure blood?
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The Rexingen Jews
Rexingen
became a natural ghetto. What do you understand by the word "gehtto"?
How are ghettos formed?
Why can they sometimes become dangerous?
What might be an alternative to a ghetto?
How can we stop dangerous ghettos forming?
How are ghettos formed?
Why can they sometimes become dangerous?
What might be an alternative to a ghetto?
How can we stop dangerous ghettos forming?
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Steiner Schools
Germany does not have many private schools but it does
approve of the Streiner schools. Why do you think this is so?
In many ways the Waldorf / Steiner schools were ahead of their times. How does the school in the books compare with your own school?
These schools are known for promoting creativity. What do you understand by that?
In many ways the Waldorf / Steiner schools were ahead of their times. How does the school in the books compare with your own school?
These schools are known for promoting creativity. What do you understand by that?
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The White Rose
What
worries you in today’s society? Is there anything that you object to that your
government is doing?
Do
current laws in your country allow you to an express an opinion about that?
We see
Sophie and Hans as heroes. No doubt the government at the time saw them as
trouble-makers. What is the difference?
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