White Rose Resistance Movement Research Paper

The White Rose Resistance Movement of World War II During World War II, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi government, attempted to destroy the Jewish community. Some people disagreed with what the Nazis were doing, and tried to go against them. One of the first resistance movements of World War II was the White Rose Resistance Movement, a non-violent group of activists. While many believe the resistance movement to be a failure, it achieved one of its main goals by influencing many European citizens that the Nazis were wrong. The White Rose Resistance Movement was successful because they convinced others that the Nazi Party was wrong, and the movement leaders, Hans and Sophie Scholl, endured heroic fatalism, teaching others that freedom is worth the fight. The White Rose was a group aiming to convince people under Nazi power that Nazi’s morals were wrong and should not be followed. Although Hans Scholl is the original founder of The White Rose in 1942, his sister Sophie quickly joined. The resistance movement’s mission was to convince others that the Nazis were …show more content…
While it is unknown why each leaflet had a different name, Hans and Sophie switched between “The White Rose”, which was used on four of their leaflets, and “Leaflets of the Resistance”, which titled two of the leaflets (The White Rose - A Lesson in Dissent). Within the leaflets were anonymously written persuasive essays, aimed to convince the reader that the Nazi’s morals were wrong and should not be followed. The essays were written by a different person every time a leaflet was publicized. The resistance movement leaders chose to organize their leaflets this way so as not to expose anyone’s identity. The essays caused intense commotion among both students and faculty members on many college campuses and among citizens in European towns (“White