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Summary Of The Boys Who Fought The Nazis By Kristen Lewis

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In the 1930's, Germany was overruled by an a tyrannical regime known as the Nazis. The Nazis believed solely in the racial superiority of Normadic-Germans, and used control over the flow of information through the country to keep these harmful views relevant and accepted. They did this by limiting allowed media intake and censoring any non-propaganda content. Anyone who spoke out against them or their philosophies was captured and killed or tortured. Despite rejecting these intentions, many citizens of Germany were forced to stay quiet for these reasons. However an exception to this trend were Karl, Helmuth, and Rudi, three German boys who risked their lives for this exact cause by anonymously spreading information. "The Boys Who Fought the Nazis", written by Kristen Lewis, follows said boys throughout their resistance and protest against Hitler and the Nazi regime. On page seven, the author writes; "Listening to foreign radio stations was forbidden, and …show more content…

But because of the information restrictions, there was no other option and they were forced to keep quiet. The three boys described in "The Boys Who Fought the Nazis" were notable outliers. Upon discovering how controlled their media was, they wanted to do something about it, as stated on page 8- "The report confirmed the boy's suspicions that the Nazis were lying to the German people, that the war was wrong, and that Hitler was sending Germans into battles they couldn't win." As well as later that same page, when Lewis writes, " Soon, though, listening wasn't enough- particularly for Helmuth. He wanted to do something. He wanted all Germans to know the truth." They worked to spread information with pamphlets placed carefully around the city. This was effective, as it provided a window into how twisted the Nazi regime really was. Karl, Rudi, and Helmuth used these quiet tactics to educate the citizens of the problem at hand and influence them to take a

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