Sophie Scholl

After viewing the two links, “Sophie Scholl – The Final Days” Part 1 and 2, several similarities were found between them, and the article “Cognitive Dissonance” by Saul McLeod. The links consisted of two films about a woman named “Sophie.” The films were set in Nazi Germany during World War II. The main plot involved Sophie, and her brother, making political leaflets and distributing them throughout a university campus. Writing and distributing the leaflets were considered a crime, because they contained political messages that attempted to persuade its readers that Hitler was ruining Germany. The leaflets were anti-Nazi, and anti-Hitler. During this time period it was considered treason to write anything that conflicted with the views of Adolf…

with a difficult choice to risk their lives or not (Jasper, p.26, 2000). Some were bystanders, some truly believed in Hitler, while others rebelled. At the end of the day, none of that mattered. Those involved at the time of the holocaust, must take responsibility for their actions despite if their citizenship was in good standing or not. Sophie Scholl, her brother, and friends were anti- Hitler. They risked their lives to raise awareness about the lies being forced on the German population by…

World War II hiding from Nazi soldiers in France. The movie Sophie Scholl – The Final Days, directed by Marc Rothemund, tells the story of the founding members of the White Rose resistance group, established during World War II, Sophie Scholl and her brother, Hans Scholl. They were student activists against the war and Nazi propaganda and wrote and distributed rebellious leaflets, but they were arrested, put into custody, underwent interrogations and trials, and were eventually, executed.…

They, like many other teenagers of that time, joined the Hitler Youth as teenagers, where the message was that Hitler was leading Germany back into relevance and making them a prestigious country. Their father warned them that Hitler was leading Germany into a path of destruction and that trouble was going come from the corruption of the government. There was no immediate revelation in Hans and Sophie, but their father's words eventually got around to them, so they felt the need to share their…

In AS book, her willpower was greatly emphasized by the writer/sister but at the same time the book also confessed that Sophie was a thinker, meaning that Sophie did think of the consequences of the actions made by her brother and his friends, whereas Hans would think about Germany’s future and the necessity of giving the German people an opportunity to have an opinion about Nazism but even so, Sophie was convinced that they had done the right thing and the legacy of the white rose would…

The Film Sophie Scholl was primarily useful in giving insight into developing an understanding into Nazism and the role of the white rose opposition to the Nazism. Throughout the consideration of the content and origin of the film the usefulness and limitations of each aspect can be considered to see the overall usefulness the film can be for students wanting to develop an understanding of Nazism and the White Rose group. The film gives insight into the White Rose opposition to Nazism for a…

dance more. The Swing Kids were not an organised opposition group but they did however, challenge the Nazi culture. The Swing Kids could have been identified due to their difference in clothing. They all had British elements to their outfits, some boys growing their hair long and wearing trench coats. The girls often wore make up- which Nazi’s strongly detested-, short skirts and wore their hair down, instead of the typical German braids. The White Rose The White Rose were a group of students…

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Who Was Sophie Scholl? Sophie Scholl was a brilliant young woman who was born during a tragic time. She had protested for what she believed and died a very noble death. The story of Sophie Scholl is a story widely told across the world. Only 22 when she was murdered, the legend of Scholl goes on for ages. There were many factors too her life that brought her too her end. From birth and home life and the group she joined to fight against Hitler, too the end of the group that helped enlighten…

“Stand up for what you believe in even if you are standing alone” Sophie Scholl and some of her fellow resistance members had risked their life to distribute leaflets. By risking their life like that people were inspired by her bravery and courage to spread her story and also name schools after her. Sophie was executed for treason on Germany because of the leaflets she took part in delivering. February 18, 1943 Sophie, her brother, and their friends decided to take it to the next level. They…