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__**The misconception of the world about the German people during World War 2**__

1. This topic will go over how the world perceives the Germans, and how they acted during World War 2, and will try to correct these biased viewpoints and redirect the heinous crimes which have been placed onto those people, to the people who actually deserve it.

2. I chose this topic because I'm tired of listening to extremely biased information smear the actual facts of what the German people were like during the war just to state that they were “Evil” in general. I also take this topic very personal, because my family comes down from a long line of Germans, including those who have served in the first, and second world war for Germany.

3. My topic related to Social Studies 11, and History 12.

4. The primary focus of my topic is cultural, and political because it deals with clarifying the information of how the Germans lived and it will talk about political figures.

5. - Hitler helped 'rebuild' Germany after the war, creating jobs, a larger military, and helping the people in general - Hitler also persecuted Jews, removing them from daily life and eventually purged millions in death camps - The country was really war-driven, and wanted revenge from the Paris Peace treaties || - I need to learn more about the daily life of the average German citizen, and to cover more about the 'SS'. || -The German people were happy living in this society, there was no hatred towards Hitler for the majority of the people ||
 * What I know about the Topic || What I want to know about the topic || What I have learned about the topic ||
 * - Germany was controlled by the Nazi party and Hitler, creating a totalitarian state.

6. Three important issues for this topic which I will try to clarify would be: 1. All Germans were Nazi’s and served solely for Hitler. 2. The German people knew what they were doing towards the Jews and other ethic groups 3. The Allies were all good and the Germans got what they deserved after the war, particularly with respect to the ethnic cleansing of German populations out of Eastern Europe after the end of the war.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">7. Two controversial questions for my topic would include: The ethnic cleansing of Germans from Eastern Europe shortly after the war and the Allied fire bombings of Germany which was targeted towards citizens.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">8. I prefer not to use internet sources as I do not trust the information that I am reading. Although there are a few sites which I may consider using, which would probably include Wikipedia, other than that I would be using textbooks, library books, and encyclopedias. I've still managed to find a decent source of information on the internet though, as it completely describes the SS, and how they operate.

http://www.germanmilitaryhistory.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_front_during_World_War_II#Germany

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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">**__The misconception of the world about the German people during World War 2__**

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">**OVERVIEW OF TOPIC:** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> The world has a biased opinion of the general German population during World War 2, in that the accepted viewpoint is that all Germans were Nazi’s, and that all Germans supported Hitler and supported the holocaust. This viewpoint is incorrect and is based on propaganda from many sources. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Like the allies, the German people were fighting for their country and did not have the thought of doing anything else. The German army and the German navy were very conservative organizations and very proud of their past heritage. The people who did support the holocaust were usually part of an organization (such as the Hitler Youth), and were affiliated with Hitler and his government.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">**CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION(S) REGARDING TOPIC:**

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> the world's opinion towards the general German population during world war 2 is extremely biased, in that the world believes that all Germans were Nazi's and supported every move that Hitler had made, including the holocaust.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">**Factual Questions** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">** What does the Nazi party have to do with influencing the people? **  <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">** How did the Nazi's get into power? **  <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">**Clarification Questions** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">** Why didn't all Germans support the actions of Hitler? **  <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">How does the government control the the mindset of the population?

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">**Interpretive Questions** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">** Why does the world have a biased viewpoint towards the Germans during WW2? **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">****Inquiry Questions**** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">** why did Hitler decide to execute anyone who opposed him? **