🛑3.4 Opposition

Question 1

Q1: Why was there limited opposition to the Nazis?

Answer 1

A1: Fear of the Gestapo, SS, and concentration camps meant most people were too scared to resist.

Question 2

Q2: What happened to those who opposed the Nazis?

Answer 2

A2: They were often arrested, tortured, or killed. Some were sent to concentration camps.

Question 3

Q3: Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?

Answer 3

A3: A youth group who rejected Nazi values, mocked Hitler Youth, and sometimes helped army deserters or spread anti-Nazi leaflets.

Question 4

Q4: What was the Swing Youth?

Answer 4

A4: Middle-class young people who listened to American jazz, wore non-Nazi clothes, and met up to avoid Nazi control — not always political, but still rebellious.

Question 5

Q5: What was the Confessional Church?

Answer 5

A5: A Protestant group that opposed the Nazi-run Reich Church and resisted Nazi interference in Christianity.

Question 6

Q6: Who was Pastor Niemöller?

Answer 6

A6: A leader of the Confessional Church who criticised Nazi control of religion — he was sent to a concentration camp.