The Wave

What did Ben want to achieve when he first started the experiment? What surprised Ben about the students’ reactions to the first class?

What did Ben want to achieve when he first started the experiment? What surprised Ben about the students’ reactions to the first class?

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Ben wanted his students to understand how the German population could have supported a person like Hitler. He wanted his students to grasp how an ideology like fascism could take hold in a country. Ben was surprised that so few students questioned what was going on.