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Last Modified April 8, 2021
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Disillusionment in the Hitler Youth

Consider why some young people in Nazi Germany chose to drop out of Hitler youth organizations with this story about a former Hitler Youth member.

Leni Riefenstahl's documentary-style film Triumph of the Will  glorified Hitler and the Nazi party. It was shot at the 1934 Nazi Party congress and rally in Nuremberg.
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Rejecting Nazism

Learn about the Edelweiss Pirates and the Swing Kids, two German youth groups that questioned Nazism.

A 1938 photo of a group of Edelweiss Pirates, an unofficial youth groups that emerged in response to the strict regimentation of the Hitler Youth.
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Bullying at School

Learn about some responses to school bullying and reflect on the power students have to make positive changes in their own school communities.

 

Diverse hands reaching to sun.