TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Risking All 5 CHAPTER 2 Dark Clouds over Europe 9 CHAPTER 3 A Nation at War 15 IN THEIR OWN WORDS Sophie Scholl 20 CHAPTER 4 The White Rose 23 CHAPTER 5 The Gestapo Closes In 29 IN THEIR OWN WORDS Kurt Huber 34 CHAPTER 6 A Final Resistance 37 CHAPTER 7 Lasting Impact 43 Focus on Sophie Scholl 46 Glossary 47 To Learn More 48 Index 48
CHAPTER 1 RISKING ALL On On February 18 1943 Sophie Scholl and her older brother Hans entered the University of Munich in Germany They headed for the university’s main building Although Sophie and Hans were students they weren’t going to class Hans carried a suitcase If they got caught its contents could get them both killed The suitcase was filled with leaflets or flyers calling students to rise up against the Nazi Party Sophie Scholl was a teenager during the rise of Nazi Germany 5
