Stand Against Hitler
Our National History Day Topic is “Taking A Stand Against Hitler”. This topic sparked an interest to us because it was a catastrophic time during the Holocaust from 1933-1945 that has a great impact on the history we learn today. It was a dark time to have a voice against one of the most powerful and evil men in the world “Hitler”,but there was one person who had no fear. That person was Dietrich Bonhoeffer who was a german. Although he was part of the so called “Perfect Race” he didn't believe so. Bonhoeffer believed everyone was equal under the eyes of god. Bonhoeffer was a priest at the time and was part of a group of other priests who held the same values and morals he did. Bonhoeffer went to great lengths to go against the word of Hitler.
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We also learned a lot from an author named Ruth Kluger who wrote a few books on her time she spent in concentration camps during the holocaust. The most useful sources we got were from the “Letters and Papers from Prison” which showed us what Dietrich Bonhoeffer learned and went through during his time in prison.
A trouble we had while trying to look for sources to help us complete our project was looking for the book “Letters and Papers from Prison”. This was crucial information we needed to really understand what Dietrich Bonhoeffer went through. This information helped us relive that time and gain a relationship with Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his family and friends.
Our topic fits in with the Taking a Stand theme for the competition because we chose an important part in history where someone took a stand during a time where there was no such thing as courage and bravery. That person was Dietrich Bonhoeffer who was a german who took a stand against one of his own race “Hitler”. We all know Hitler as the person who caused so much harm and suffering to millions of innocent lives. This was a scary time to stand up. If you were to take a stand against such a powerful man such as Hitler it would probably result in death, but to Dietrich Bonhoeffer he didn’t care the circumstance he was going to fight for what he knew was right. Although
We also learned a lot from an author named Ruth Kluger who wrote a few books on her time she spent in concentration camps during the holocaust. The most useful sources we got were from the “Letters and Papers from Prison” which showed us what Dietrich Bonhoeffer learned and went through during his time in prison.
A trouble we had while trying to look for sources to help us complete our project was looking for the book “Letters and Papers from Prison”. This was crucial information we needed to really understand what Dietrich Bonhoeffer went through. This information helped us relive that time and gain a relationship with Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his family and friends.
Our topic fits in with the Taking a Stand theme for the competition because we chose an important part in history where someone took a stand during a time where there was no such thing as courage and bravery. That person was Dietrich Bonhoeffer who was a german who took a stand against one of his own race “Hitler”. We all know Hitler as the person who caused so much harm and suffering to millions of innocent lives. This was a scary time to stand up. If you were to take a stand against such a powerful man such as Hitler it would probably result in death, but to Dietrich Bonhoeffer he didn’t care the circumstance he was going to fight for what he knew was right. Although