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Chapter 24 Flashcards

1
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Name a youth group?

A

Edelweiss Pirates

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2
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Where did the Edelweiss Pirates operate?

A

Rhineland and the Ruhr

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3
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How did the Edelweiss Pirates resist?

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They avoided conscription, went on expeditions to the countryside, and sang banned songs.

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4
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What happened to the leaders of the Cologne Edelweiss Pirates?

A

Publicly hanged in November 1944

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5
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What class were members of the Edelweiss Pirates from?

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The working class

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6
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Who were the Swing Youth?

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A middle-class youth group that resisted Nazi ideals.

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7
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How did the Swing Youth resist?

A

They listened to jazz and swing music and wore English-style dress.

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8
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Who led the White Rose group?

A

Hans and Sophie Scholl

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9
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Where were the White Rose group based?

A

Munich University

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10
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When were the Scholl’s executed?

A

February 1943

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11
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What did Bishop Galen do in 1940?

A

Spoke out against the Nazi Aktion T4 programme.

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12
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When was Operation Barbarossa launched?

A

June 1941

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13
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What did elites plan to do in 1938?

A

Overthrow Hitler

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14
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What was the Kreisau Circle?

A

A group of aristocrats, lawyers, SPD politicians and churchmen that opposed the Nazis.

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15
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What belief linked the members of the Kreisau Circle?

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A Belief in personal freedom and individual responsibility.

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16
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How many meetings did the Kreisau Circle hold and when?

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Just three meetings between 1942-43.

17
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Where were the meetings of the Kreisau Circle held?

A

At the home of Count Helmut von Moltke

18
Q

When was the first attempt to assassinate Hitler?

A

March 1943

19
Q

Why did the first attempt to assassinate Hitler fail?

A

The bomb placed on his plane failed to explode.

20
Q

When was the Kreisau Circle arrested by the SS?

A

April 1943

21
Q

What was Operation Valkyrie?

A

The plans made by the army to assassinate Hitler and install a provisional government to negotiate a peace with the Allies.

22
Q

What did Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg manage to do in July 1944?

A

Plant a bomb at Hitler’s headquarters in Prussia.

23
Q

What was the result of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg’s assassination attempt?

A

The bomb went off but Hitler only suffered minor injuries.

24
Q

What was the impact on the army after Colonel Claus van Stauffenberg’s assassination attempt?

A

The army lost all of its independence and was placed under SS control.

25
Q

How were the plotters of the assassination attempts viewed by the German people?

A

They were seen as traitors and the public were not sympathetic with their cause.

26
Q

Who planted a bomb at Hitler’s headquarters in Prussia?

A

Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg

27
Q

What was the name of the group of elites that tried to oppose Hitler?

A

Kreisau Circle

28
Q

What group did Hans and Sophie Scholl lead?

A

White Rose Group

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