24 - Opposition To The Nazi Regime Flashcards
1
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Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?
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- 1934
- boys aged 14-17
- by 1939 2,000 members
- working class
2
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What were the edelweiss pirates aims?
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- youthful rebellion
- weekend hikes, singing about sex and food
- highly political with links to the KPD
3
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Why did the Nazis consider the edelweiss pirates to be a threat?
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- 1942, 739 edelweiss pirates arrested in Düsseldorf
- nov 1944, cologne leaders executed
4
Q
Who were the swing youth?
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- upper class youth
- wealth to attend nightclubs
- listened to black and Jewish music
- large cities like Hamburg
5
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What were the swing youths aims?
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- rejection of Hitler youth ideals
- generally anti politics
6
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Why did the Nazis see the swing youth as a threat?
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- bars closed and some arrests made
- symbolised the Nazi failure to dominate the youths
7
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What was the white rose movement?
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- Sophie and Hans Scholl
- leaflets 1942-43
- amongst Munich university to start with, then many towns
- ‘isn’t every decent German ashamed of his government?’
8
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What was the white rose movement aims?
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- catholic theologies like Galen
- emphasised individual freedom
9
Q
Why did the Nazis consider the white rose movement as a threat?
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- Feb 1943 painted ‘Hitler mass murderer’ on buildings
- eventually executed
10
Q
What was the Catholic opposition?
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Galen spoke out in 1940 against euthanasia, but was not prosecuted. 3 priests, including Archbishop Fringes of Cologne executed
11
Q
What’s was the Protestant opposition?
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- 1940 banned from speaking in public
- 1943 Bonhoeffer called for wider Christian resistance to the treatment of the Jews
- arrested and executed 1943-45
12
Q
Why did resistance to Hitler become more difficult following Hindenburg’s death?
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- no legal way to remove him
- series of plebiscites revealed popular support
