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1
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Give examples of groups who actively resisted the Nazis?

A

Communists (red orchestra)
Students (white rose)
Conservative elites (1944 bomb plot)

2
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Give examples of groups who showed dissent towards the Nazis?

A

Youth (swing youth, Edelweiss Pirates)
Christians (Bonhoeffer)
Workers (strikes and poor work ethic)

3
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What evidence is there that the Nazis repressed the communists?

A

-Imprisoned over half party members in 1933

Gestapo infiltrated remains by 1935

4
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How did the red orchestra resist the Nazis?

A

spy network permeated gov and military.
Transmitted to Moscow
discovered and killed in 1942

5
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Who were the key people in the white rose group?

A

Hans and Sophie Scholl

6
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How did the white rose resist the Nazis?

A

Printed anti-Nazi leaflets 1942-3
Distributed around Munich and Central Germany
Found, tortured and executed

7
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When did Germany’s conservative elites begin to resist?

A

Following the military disasters of 1942-3

8
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What was the name of the conservative elite group emerging in 1942?

A

Kreisau Circle. Strongly influenced by christian values. Politically conservative.

9
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What were the consequences of the failed 1944 bomb plot?

A

5,000 supporters of the resistance killed, including Stauffenberg (who put the bomb in Hitler’s briefing room)

10
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How did swing youth groups show their oppostion?

A

m/c youths played and danced to swing music

Nazis saw the African-American influences as un German

11
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What did Edelweiss pirates do to rebel against the Nazis?

A

Organised hikes and campls, alternatives to Hitler youth. Boys and girls and Jews mixed freely.

Some partook in active resistance. 1944, 12 were hanged for killing a Gestapo officer.
Others sheltered concentration camp escapees or beat up Hitler Youth members.

12
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Which protestant pastors spoke out against the Nazis?

A
  • Galen (criticed euthanasia policy)
  • Niemoller (sent to concentration camp)
  • Bonhoeffer (helped Jews emigrate. Worked in Kreisau circle. Sent to concentration camp and murdered)
13
Q

Why was the church so reluctant to oppose the Nazi Regime?

A

Distrusted the left and saw communists as the greater evil

Fear

14
Q

How much support did the Nazis have?

A

Changed over time and varied between groups.

Overall Nazis did produce a large degree of conformity suggesting broad support from sections of society

15
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Why was there support for the Nazi Regime?

A
  • economic recovery
  • Hitler myth
  • pre-war diplomatic achievements and military successes