1.2 Opposition and control - Nazi Flashcards
(47 cards)
Early 1930s Which parties created pamphlets + anti-nazi literature
- KPD + SPD + Trade unions
When were Trade unions banned
May 1933
What was the name of SPD resistance Group + what did they do
‘Red Shock Troop’
- Published newspapers ever 10 days
what was the membership of the ‘Red Shock Troop’
3000
What happened to ‘Red Shock troop’ in Dec 1933
leaders sent to Conc camps, Group folded
who were the Red Orchestra
mostly Gov workers who passed info about German War effort to USSR
What was the Lightning strikes in 1936
Workers damaging machinery + worked slowly
Why is it difficult to arrest worker in lightning strikes
Workers in great demand
when Did Swing Youth establish
1939
What did Swing Youth do
- Didn’t join hitler Youth
- played Jazz + wore Western clothes
What did the protestant Church create
Escape Lines for Wanted people
Who were the Edelweiss pirates
Working class Teenagers
What did the Edelweiss pirates do
- Anti Nazi slogans in graffiti
- Wore American style (white) opposing Hitler Youth Militaristic
Who were the White Rose group
University students of Munich
What did the White Rose group do
Secretly distributed Anti-Nazi material
(exposed mass murder of jews)
Urged Non violent resistance
what happened to white Rose group
Caught and executed
How many known attempts to assassinate Hitler 1921-44
15
after 1939 how many assassination attempts made by Army members
7
when was the July plot
1944
What was the July plot
- Lieutenant Von Stauffenberg left bomb in briefcase in Conference room
- Hitler made excuse to leave
- Bomb went off killed 4
What was the Concordant agreed with the church
leave the Catholic Church alone if it didn’t interfere in politics
What Did hitler develop in religion
‘Peoples Church’
- Less christian, more Nazi
- Removed Old Testament Because too ‘Jewish’
when was the Pastors Emergency League (PEL) formed
May 1934
What was the Pastors Emergency League
Turned into confessing church
Members arrested, some executed
