Excerpt from They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45 by Milton Mayer

Paper instructions:
Directions

1. Watch the video and read the text at the two links below.

2. Type a short essay that answers the following questions. Your responses should follow the format in the outline below (answer each point a – d).

a) What is the main idea of the video? What are two things you learned from watching it? Why do you think they are important? (One paragraph)

b) What is the main idea of the text? What are two things you learned from reading it? Why do you think they are important? (One paragraph)

c) Compare and/or contrast the video and text. Do they have any themes in common? Explain. (One paragraph)

d) Given your analysis of the video and knowledge gained from reading the text, what lesson(s) do you think Americans should learn for today? (One paragraph)
Excerpt from They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45 by Milton Mayer.
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