Chapter 24- opposition and resistance in War time

Question 1

“Wild cliques”

Answer 1

A youth group that was criminalistic and disobedient by nature

Question 2

Wandervogel

Answer 2

A youth group that was law abiding, but still opposed Hitler

Question 3

Edelweiss pirates

Answer 3

mostly working class 14-18 year olds
Active in Rhineland and Ruhr area (around Cologne)
Anti- Hitler Youth and tried to avoid conscription
Trips in nature and sang songs banned by Hitler

1944- Helped army deserter and soviet POWs

Leaders of the group hanged publicly in nov 1944

Question 4

Swing Youth

Answer 4

Middle class youth rebellion
motivated by desire to “have a good time”
Listened to American Jazz and wore English clothes
Located in:
Kiel
Hamburg
Berlin
Karlsruhe and other places

Himmler sent the leader to a KZ for 3 years

Question 5

White Rose group

Answer 5

based in Munich
very Political
Led by Hans and Sophie Scholl
Attacked Nazi treatment of Jews and Slavs

Executed by gestapo