Key topic 3: Opposition, resistance and conformity
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- Created on: 29-01-21 09:59
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- Key topic 3: Opposition and, resistance & conformity
- Support for the Nazi regime
- Support for the Nazis
- The opposition of the churches
- Many catholic Priests were against Nazi policies and got arrested
- some were sent to concentration camps and became martyrs
- Catholic churches were still full every sunday
- Many Protestant pastors opposed Hitler and the Reich Church
- They were lead by Pastor Niemoller and set up the confessional church
- Many pastors were sent to concentration camps- this created more martyrs
- They were lead by Pastor Niemoller and set up the confessional church
- Many catholic Priests were against Nazi policies and got arrested
- Many Germans gaining much from Hitler's success & supporting him:
- There were economic successes which began to erase the depression
- Germany's international standing grew
- Some Germans were happy to see the communists, socialists and SA leaders removed
- The opposition of the churches
- Support for the Nazis
- opposition from the young
- The Edelweiss Pirates
- The Edelweiss Pirates were a loose band of young people across cities which started in 1934
- They listened to forbidden swing music and created anti-Nazi graffiti
- They could be recognised by their badges
- the 'Edelweiss' or skull & crossbones
- They wore outlandish clothes
- By 1939- 2,000 members and created no-go areas for Hitler youth in their cities
- The Swing Youth
- Swing youth often came from middle-class families
- They loved swing music
- They rebelled against the order and disipline of the Nazis
- They took part in activities that were frowned upon
- The Edelweiss Pirates
- Support for the Nazi regime
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