Friday, April 5, 2013

Today's Discussion Questions

What Did You Learn at School Today?

What did Einstein mean about the German education when he explained they were creating "mental machines"?

Do you think Germany had good reason to not teach the Treaty of Versailles and World War I? Why would war veterans want it eliminated?

What values did German students learn in the 1920s? Were they prepared for life in a democracy? Explain.

Order & Law

Why would the German judges place a need for order over law?

Where could people find justice if the courts refused to protect their rights?

What was the judges's bias?

How could this atmosphere enable someone like Hitler?

Inflation Batters the Weimar Republic

Why would inflation and hard times creat prejudice and discrimination towards others?

Why do people generally look for someone to blame in harsh economic times?

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