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Phillip M. HooseThe Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
Nonfiction | Biography | YA | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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“Youth-Led, Anti-Nazi Resistance Movements in Europe”
In this activity, students will work in groups to research and present information on youth-led, anti-Nazi resistance movements in European countries.
In the text, The Churchill Club is a youth-led, anti-Nazi resistance movement in Denmark. During WWII, similar examples of youth-led resistance groups against Nazi Germany appeared throughout the invaded countries. While The Churchill Club left their insignia as signs of their actions, many of these youth-led movements worked primarily underground in their resistance campaigns.
In this activity, you will research a youth-led resistance movement in a country that was invaded by Nazi Germany. Use the following questions to guide your research.
- What was the name of this resistance movement and where was it located?
- In which ways did this movement work in its community?
- How did this resistance movement evade detection from the Nazis?
- Were there any well-known members of this resistance movement?
- What happened to this movement at the end of WWII?
- How does this group compare with The Churchill Club? Consider their motivations, location, approach, membership, etc.
After researching, present your findings to the class in the form of a research display.
