The Boy Who Dared, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Publisher: New York: Scholastic Press 2008. 202 p. Summary: In October, 1942, seventeen-year-old Helmuth Hubener, imprisoned for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, recalls his past life and how he came to dedicate himself to bring the truth about Hitler and the war to the German people.

You are going to view a clip from a longer documentary. This is Henry Metelmann’s story of growing up in Hitler’s Germany. b. Germany, 1922 As you view this clip listen for some of the reasons why Hitler targeted Germany’s youth.

Helmuth Hübener History File Nazi Germany: Youth in Hitler's Germany https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpqY2W815iA View up to 8:13 minutes Helmuth Hübener Born: January 8, 1925, Hamburg, Germany Died: October 27, 1942, Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Germany

The Boy Who Dared is an historical novel based on a real person named Helmuth Hübener. The novel takes place in Nazi Germany just after it has formed. Hitler rises to power by promising to help Germany recover from its nationwide economic depression. He offers hopeful ideas “No more unemployment! No more inflation!" The Third Reich’s message is a call for its youth to participate in the rebuilding of the country. Helmuth Hübener, a teenager at the time, hears the call and enters the Hitler Youth program. Some Germans think Hitler is a madman, but others find reasons to support him. Over time, Hübener watches a Jewish classmate beaten and sees a Jewish neighbor taken away by Nazi soldiers.

Hübener comes to rely on the BBC's news because it announces German as well as British losses in the war Using an old typewriter, he begins to develop a newsletter with information that he gathers from BBC reports over. illegal radio waves In the middle of the night, he hands out flyers denouncing Hitler in his town. Soon he is arrested, beaten, and tortured. By 1942, Hübener is on death row—the point at which the novel opens. Largely told in flashbacks, the narrative begins on day 264 of his imprisonment. As he waits for his execution, Hübener reflects on his life and remembers his mother, Mutti, and his older half brothers, Gerhard and Hans. Bartoletti’s portrayal of Helmuth Hübener's life is at once educational, entertaining, and sobering. It presents a view of Germany from the inside, from a teenager who grows up watching the horrible drama of the Third Reich unfold.

Helmuth Hübener, flanked by Rudolf "Rudi" Wobbe (left) and Karl-Heinz Schnibbe (right)

Plötzensee Prison Plötzensee Prison (German: Justizvollzugsanstalt Plötzensee, JVA Plötzensee) is a men's prison in the Charlottenburg-Nord locality of Berlin with a capacity for 577 prisoners, operated by the State of Berlin judicial administration. The detention centre established in 1868 has a long history; it became notorious during the Nazi era as one of the main sites of capital punishment, where about 3,000 inmates were executed

A German prison for traitors of the state.

Propaganda is the presentation of ideas designed to persuade a group of people to think a certain way. reaches as many people as possible with a message Negative Examples: Countries at war use radio and television broadcasts, posters, magazines, and other media to define the enemy which tends to have a dehumanizing effect. “Us versus them” mentality which may contribute to increased support for the war. People may be warned about the danger of shortages, for example, which makes them afraid and eager for military action to end the hostilities. Positive Examples: Even with wartime propaganda, a campaign to warn people about the dangers of shortages could be used to encourage people to be less wasteful, to save more, and to do things like plant "victory gardens" to supplement their diets. Positive propaganda such as encouraging people to become vaccinated in order to prevent the spread of disease could be used.

World War II Propaganda – what do you think was the purpose (message) of this poster?

What do you think was the purpose of this propaganda message from World War II?

What do you think was the purpose of this propaganda message from World War II?

In 1920, Adolf Hitler decided that the Nazi Party needed its own insignia and flag. For Hitler, the new flag had to be "a symbol of our own struggle" as well as "highly effective as a poster." (Mein Kampf, pg. 495) What do you think the swastika means now?

Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck.

Karl (left) and Rudi (right) – a memorial service for Helmuth Karl (left) and Rudi (right) – a memorial service for Helmuth Hamburg, Germany 1985.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt – does he look like a “strong” leader in this picture?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt – does he look like a “strong” leader in this picture?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt – does he look like a “strong” leader in this picture?

World War II Propaganda – what do you think was the purpose (message) of this poster?