Beyond Rosie: Women in World War II - Kennesaw State University
Beyond Rosie: Women in World War II - Kennesaw State University
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<strong>Beyond</strong> <strong>Rosie</strong>: <strong>Women</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>II</strong><br />
Source Sheet 23:<br />
SOPHIE SCHOLL<br />
Born: May 9, 1921<br />
Birth Place: Forchtenburg, Germany<br />
PAGE 48<br />
Sophie and her older brother Hans were members<br />
of The White Rose, a non-violent resistance group<br />
composed of a small number of students from the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Munich. They secretly wrote leaflets strongly<br />
condemn<strong>in</strong>g Hitler’s Third Reich and call<strong>in</strong>g for an end<br />
to Nazi terror. Hans and Sophie’s parents taught their<br />
children about social justice and righteous behavior. Their social activism gradually<br />
became more fervent as the war cont<strong>in</strong>ued. Sophie, Hans, and Christoph (another<br />
member of The White Rose) were eventually discovered and sentenced to death by<br />
the Nazi government on February 22, 1943.<br />
1. What was The White Rose and what were they protest<strong>in</strong>g? Why?<br />
2. Give some reasons why you th<strong>in</strong>k Scholl jo<strong>in</strong>ed The White Rose.<br />
3. Why do you th<strong>in</strong>k Sophie, Hans, and Christoph were executed?<br />
4. Is it important to remember her story? Why?<br />
5. List other social activists you can th<strong>in</strong>k of who dared to oppose a tyrannical<br />
government.
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