Weekly Review 5 Flashcards
When did it become impossible to oppose the Nazis in the Reichstag?
August 1933
Who was the Red Shock troop?
SPD group, published a newspaper
What happened to the Red Shock Troop in December 1933?
leaders arrested and sent to concentration camps
What change was made to resistance by 1938 and why?
Publications were too easy to trace, so they spread message by word of mouth + not form organised groups
Who were the SOPADE?
SPD outside Germany
What did SOPADE do?
gathered information on German public opinion to pass to the Allies
What happened to resistance once Germany invaded the USSR in June 1941?
revival of communist groups
What did Uhrig groups do?
leafleted factories, encouraged workers to sabotage
What was the Red Orchestra?
government employees who passes information about the German war effort to the USSR
What did the autobahn builders do in 1936?
lightning strike
When were members of the Anti-Fascist Workers’ Group arrested?
1944 after they became too organised + Gestapo stopped turning a blind eye
Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?
youth working-class movement
What did the Edelweiss Pirates do?
varied by area: hiking/camping, spreading anti-Nazi leaflets, worked with resistance groups
Who were the White Rose Group?
Students at the University of Munich
What did the White Rose Group do?
distributed anti-Nazi leaflets
