Use this activity to engage all types of learners, while requiring that they refer to and incorporate details from the text over the course of the activity.

“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.