Directions: Read the poem below, then answer the questions that follow. First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me. Poem by Martin Niemöller (1892-1984), a prominent Protestant pastor who emerged as an outspoken public foe of Adolf Hitler and spent the last seven years of Nazi rule in concentration camps. Source: http://www.ushmm.org/wic/en/article.php?Moduleld-10007392 1. Which historical event is referenced in the poem above? Why do you think that? 2. Who do you think they are in the poem above? Why do you think that? 3. According the author this poem, who is responsible for the historical event that is referenced? Su Tt
Directions: Read the poem below, then answer the questions that follow. First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me. Poem by Martin Niemöller (1892-1984), a prominent Protestant pastor who emerged as an outspoken public foe of Adolf Hitler and spent the last seven years of Nazi rule in concentration camps. Source: http://www.ushmm.org/wic/en/article.php?Moduleld-10007392 1. Which historical event is referenced in the poem above? Why do you think that? 2. Who do you think they are in the poem above? Why do you think that? 3. According the author this poem, who is responsible for the historical event that is referenced? Su Tt
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Transcribed Image Text:Directions: Read the poem below, then answer the questions that follow.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.
Poem by Martin Niemöller (1892-1984), a prominent Protestant pastor who emerged as an outspoken public
foe of Adolf Hitler and spent the last seven years of Nazi rule in concentration camps.
Source: http://www.ushmm.org/wic/en/article.php?Moduleld-10007392
1. Which historical event is
referenced in the poem above?
Why do you think that?
2. Who do you think they are in the
poem above? Why do you think
that?
3. According the author this poem,
who is responsible for the
historical event that is referenced?
Su
Tt
