It Happened Here story
It Happened Here shows an alternative history where the United Kingdom has been invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany. The plot follows the experiences of an Irish nurse working in England, who encounters people who believe collaboration with the invaders is for the best whilst others are involved in the resistance movement against the occupiers and their local collaborators.
8 total · 6 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| antisemitism in society | major | There was extreme racism against Jews. |
| genocide | major | The Nazis and their collaborators were committing genocide. |
| Nazism | major | The Nazis conquered Britain and imposed a fascist form of government. |
| what if the Nazis had won | major | The film showed an alternative history where the United Kingdom has been invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany. |
| what it is like to live through a military occupation | major | We saw what life was like in Nazi occupied Britain. |
| World War II | major | The film showed an alternative history where the United Kingdom has been invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany shortly after Dunkirk in 1940. |
| capitalism | minor | The Nazi government used communism as a boogey man. |
| communism | minor | The Nazi government used communism as a boogey man. |