Nazi Germany - opposition
- Created by: Naomi
- Created on: 21-04-13 16:22
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- Opposition
- The Communists and Social Democrats
- Still continued, but in secret
- They faced prison or death if discovered
- Across Germany, there were 1000s of them, but because they were illegal they could only work in small numbers
- They also refused to work together, because they differed on ideas for the future
- Still continued, but in secret
- The White Rose Group (1942-1944)
- This was a group of 5 students at university
- Gave out leaflets criticising Hitler and calling on Germans to take action
- They were discovered and executed
- The Swing Groups and Pirates
- By the time of the war, many youths were fed up with rules and regulations of the Hitler Youth
- There were 1000s of anti-Hitler Youth groups but they were not organised and had no contact with eachother
- The July Bomb Plot
- One group that could make an impact was the army
- It was a large group and was close enough to Hitler to make an impact
- By 1944, leading officers were very concerned by the direction of the war
- Germany was losing and they decided to kill Hitler to stop this
- Hitler survived and the July bomb plotters were rounded up and executed
- One group that could make an impact was the army
- The Communists and Social Democrats
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