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Questions for the Discussion
The White Rose (Die Weisse Rose)
by Michael Verhoeven, Germany 1983
for Students in my First Year Seminar: From Holocaust to German Unification
at McDaniel College, compiled by Dr. Mohamed Esa
Questions for the Discussion
The White Rose (Die Weisse Rose)
by Michael Verhoeven, Germany 1983
for Students in my First Year Seminar: From Holocaust to German Unification
at McDaniel College, compiled by Dr. Mohamed Esa
- What was the "Weisse Rose"?
- Who were the members?
- What did they first do?
- Where did they do it?
- How did they distribute their leaflets?
- Who were Sophie and Hans Scholl?
- Why was their father in prison?
- How did they try to resist against the Nazis?
- Who also played an important role?
- How were they caught?
- Why did they fail?
- Did they make a difference? Why? Why not?
- What would you do if you were a German student and lived during this period of time?
- Did any American student groups resist or revolt against the US government?
- Why did they do that?
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