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The Book Thief

Major political events between 1940 and 1942

  • Spring- deportation begins
  • April- May- Germany invades many countries
  • June- July 1942- over 62,000 Jews are killed
  • October 30 - Munich is bombed
  • December 7- Japan bombs United states

What Time Period

Major political events between 1938 and 1939

1933

  • Hitler elected chancellor of Germany
  • First concentration camp opened
  • Jewish shops boycotted

1935

  • Nuremberg Laws takes away jewish rights

1939

  • Yellow Star introduced

1940

  • Jews persecuted

1941

  • Start of the first death camp

1942

  • Thousands of jews gassed

1943

  • Death camps closed do to Russian advances

1945

  • Hitler's suicide
  • November 9-19, 1938- Kristallnacht- The night of broken glass
  • March 1939- Germany annexes Czechoslovakia
  • August 23- The Nazi- Soviet Non-Aggression Pact announced
  • September 1- Germany invades Poland

How Does This Negatively Impact the Average Citizens

  • Nazi Party- none
  • Ordinary Citizens- no freedom of speech, low wages
  • Women- forced to give up jobs, child-bearers
  • Youth- breeding, the three C's
  • Opponents- cut off trade, anti-communist, concentration camps
  • Untermensch (subhuman)- Jews, gypsies, African Americans, mentally handicapped, and deaf people were executed

How Does this Positively Impact the Average Citizens

  • Nazi Party- government power, best homes, preferred treatment
  • Ordinary Citizens- financial security, self-belief
  • Women- having children was rewarded
  • Youth- culture, power over their parents
  • Opponents- none
  • Untermensch (subhuman)- none

Summary

Liesel is placed in a new home during a time where Hitler controls Germany. Throughout the story, Liesel and her new family must remain unnoticed and make sure to not attract unwanted attention, because they are harboring a dangerous secret. Liesel's only comfort during this time of war is her best friend named Rudy, her books that hold more than just words, and their house guest, Max Vandenburg.

Where

  • Molching, Germany
  • fictional setting
  • Himmel Street: "Heaven"
  • Munich, Germany
  • Nazism's birthplace
  • "Beer Hall Putsch"
  • Jail
  • Dachau camp

Works Cited

"German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact." . History, n.d. Web. 28 Jan 2014.

<http://www.history.com/topics/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact>.

What kind of government is in the story?

"Holocaust Timeline." Timeline-Holocaust. History on the net, 15 May 2010. Web. 28 Jan 2014. <http://www.historyonthenet.com/Chronology/timelineholocaust.htm>.

"How did Nazi rule affect Germans?." . N.p.. Web. 28 Jan 2014. <http://www.johndclare.net/Nazi_Germany3.htm>.

Nazism

  • Led by Adolf Hitler
  • From 1933-1945
  • Outlawed after 1945

"Nazi Party." History.com. N.p.. Web. 28 Jan 2014. <http://www.history.com/topics/nazi-party>.

"Munich Hstory Facts and Timelin." Munich History Facts and Timeline. N.p., 26 Jan 2014. Web. 28 Jan 2014. <http://www.world-guides.com/europe/germany/bavaria/munich/munich_history.html>.

"The Book Thief Setting." Shmoop. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan 2014. <http://www.shmoop.com/book-thief/setting.html>.

"Timeline of events 1931-1945." Voices from the second world war. N.p.. Web. 28 Jan 2014.

<http://sp.uconn.edu/~wwwcoh/TIMELINE.HTM>.

"Nazi Party." History.com. N.p.. Web. 28 Jan 2014. <http://www.history.com/topics/nazi-party>.

How does their society compare to our society?

  • Democracy
  • "Rule by the people"
  • People elect representatives
  • Vote on laws and issues
  • freedom of speech
  • equality
  • natural rights
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