Sophie Scholl Response

After watching the film Sophie Scholl, please

respond to the following questions in

complete sentences on a separate sheet of

paper.

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1) Why do you think Sophie decides to

resist? She is a German university

student with a bright future ahead of

her, and if she is not Jewish, she won’t

necessarily be targeted. Explain. What

was she so angry with the Nazis for

doing?

2) Was Sophie trying not to be like the person in the Martin Niemoller

quote that we read? If so, why?

When the Nazis came for the communists,

I remained silent;

I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,

I remained silent;

I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,

I did not speak out;

I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,

I remained silent;

I wasn't a Jew.

When they came for me,

there was no one left to speak out.

3) How specifically does Sophie decide to resist the Nazis? Explain

what she does?

4) In your opinion, why didn’t she use violence?

5) In your opinion, how effective is her resistance?

-continued on the back side-

6) Germany considers Sophie to be a hero

today, including issuing a commemorative

stamp with her face on it. Do you consider

her to be a hero? How can a young woman

who simply writes and hands out pamphlets,

and who is executed for it, be considered a

hero?

7) If you were a student in Germany in during the Nazi era, would you

have resisted? Explain. If so, what methods would you have used

and why? If not, why not?