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Kevin Hicks of The History Squad has been working in schools, colleges and historic sites for over seventeen years, leading dramatic and powerful presentations and workshops. Thoroughly researched, these historically accurate performances inspire and engage learners with commanding narrative and first-hand accounts of what life was like in the selected historical context; what it was like to live through and be directly involved with both key moments in history and every day.
With the aim of bringing to life key moments in history through dramatic performances, we offer a collection of 10- to 15-minute monologues of characters from history. The films provide learners with an opportunity to put their learning in context, helping them better understand complex issues, which can be seen in their subsequent work.
The central character in this film is a German man who, having fought for his country during the First World War, returns to Germany to find his wife and son dying of starvation. The film describes their death and his subsequent turn to the Nazis to restore Germany following the Treaty of Versailles and the economic problems facing Germany during the 1920s. He then goes on to explain aspects of life in Nazi Germany as well as the role of the SS.
The film includes references to the following historical events and ideas:
- The role of the SS.
- The effects of the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles on Germany.
- The French invasion of the Ruhr in 1923 and how this caused hyperinflation.
- The Munich Putsch and the rise of Hitler and the Nazis.
- Nazi propaganda.
- Nazi efforts to restore the German economy by finding employment in projects such as building Germany's autobahns and rearmament.
- The Hitler Youth.
- Race superiority.
- The Berlin Olympics of 1936.
- Silencing opposition to Nazi rule.
- The Gestapo.
- Concentration Camps.
Running time: 13min 55sec (plus 3min 40sec interview)
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