Similarly, it is asked, is the wave a real story?
The Wave is based on the true story of a huge tsunami that hit Norway 80 years ago. The disaster was triggered when a mountainside collapsed, causing huge damage and casualties in a number of villages along Norway's fjords. Geologists believe Norway may be overdue for another such natural catastrophe.
Likewise, what was the purpose of the wave experiment? The Third Wave was an experimental social movement created by California high school history teacher Ron Jones in 1967 to explain how the German population could accept the actions of the Nazi regime during the Second World War.
In this regard, when did the wave happen?
October 15, 1981
Was the wave a successful experiment?
Well, it was. His experiment was a little too successful and some two hundred students at Elwood P. Cubberley Senior High joined The Third Wave with disastrous effects. Jones describes the experiment as "one of the most frightening events experienced in the classroom" (source).