Name: Valkyrie (2008 PG-13)
Telephone: How did the resistance to Hitler and Nazis within Germany compare to resistance movements in the countries occupied by the Nazis? Research what factors within Germany kept all of the people who opposed Hitler from uniting into a cohesive movement.
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Content Area

Government, History

Rating

PG-13

Length

2h 1min

Movie Story Line

At the height of WWII, a group of German officers hatched a plot to assassinate Hitler and seize control of the military command in order to end the war.

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Topics

WWII

Teaching Idea #1

How did the resistance to Hitler and Nazis within Germany compare to resistance movements in the countries occupied by the Nazis? Research what factors within Germany kept all of the people who opposed Hitler from uniting into a cohesive movement.

Teaching Idea #2

What provisions in Germany's Weimar Constitution allowed Hitler to seize power? How does Germany's post-WWII Basic Law seek to keep a dictator from coming to power?