Opposition And Resistance In Wartime

Question 1

What was the opposition from working class youth?

Answer 1

• Youth groups opposed to Hitler youth such as the Edelweiss pirates

Question 2

Who were the Edelweiss pirates?

Answer 2

• 14-18 yr olds
• Anti-Hitler youth
• Clashed with Hitler youth
• Some arrested and hanged

Question 3

Who were the swing youth?

Answer 3

• Middle-class
• Opposed Nazis
• Offended Nazi morals
• Listened to Allied music

Question 4

Who were the white rose group?

Answer 4

• Hans and Sophie Scholl
• Distributed pamphlets
• Painted anti-Nazi slogans

Question 5

What was the opposition from the Catholic Church?

Answer 5

• Bishop Galen condemned T4 programme
• Catholic priests executed

Question 6

Opposition from the Protestant church?

Answer 6

• Bonhoeffer spoke out and was silenced
• Some priests spoke out

Question 7

What was the communist opposition?

Answer 7

• 89 KPD underground cells
• Didn’t attract widespread support

Question 8

What was the Kreisau circle?

Answer 8

• Led by Helmut Von Moltke
• Group believing in responsibility
• Opposed the Nazis

Question 9

What assassination attempts were made on Hitler?

Answer 9

•March 1943 plane bomb didnt explode
•July 1944 bomb exploded but Hitler survived
•Didnt win public support