Nazi Opposition Flashcards

1
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How many members in Edelweiss pirates

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6000

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2
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Edelweiss pirates in war

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During the war, took part in attacks on authorities

12 publicly hanged 1944

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3
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How many members in white rose group

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5 students

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4
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When was White rose group formed/ ended

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1942
leaders executed 1943

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5
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Strengths of Swing Youth movement

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Long term movement

5000-6000

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6
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Freiburg Circle

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Prepared to bring hitler down

Didnt want to hinder war

Leaders imprisoned

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7
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Kreisau circle

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25 members

leading anti-nazi group

Mostly theoretical: planning for post nazi regime

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8
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How many members in SPD

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3000

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9
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When were leaders of SPD arrested

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1934

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10
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How many members in KPD

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30,000

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11
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4 types of LW opposition

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SPD
KPD
Workers
Red orchestra

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12
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How did Gestapo respond to Workers?

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Arrested them
Concentration camps

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13
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Red orchestra

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Pro soviet
dedicated to replacing Nazism with communism
All leaders tracked down

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14
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Women support for Nazis?

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shared belief on Gender roles,
accepted policies designed to exclude women from the workplace.
DFW (Nazi Women organisation) didn’t attract working class/ rural as it was based on previous M/C organisations

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15
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Why did rural workers support Nazis?

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More security over land

Autarky meant didn’t have to compete with imported goods so stable income

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16
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Press censorship laws

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All forms of COmmunication subject to Nazi COntrol
1933- radios had to express nazi ideology
1933- Crime to publish anything that might weaken gov

17
Q

Evidence Nazis had effective press censorship (3)
Evidence they didnt (1)

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Nazi owned papers increased 2.5%-82% 1933-45

By 1939 controlled 2/3 of press

86 newspapers, 3 mill readions

10% decline in newspaper circulation

18
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When was the law for malicious gossip

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1933

19
Q

How many people sentenced under the law for malicious gossip?

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By 1937, 17,000

20
Q

Expanding use of COncentration camps

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1933 for political opponents

1938 expansion to include racial/asocial prisoners

Expanded function in war- forced labour, death camps
1.3 million sent to Autschwitz, 1.1 million killed

21
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Features of Peoples courts inc makeup of pannel

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Try political opponents

2 judges and 5 chosen from either Nazi party, Army, SS

Cant appeal

10,000’s passed through

22
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At peak, how many GEstapo members

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30,000

23
Q

Example of how GEstapo in reality didnt have many members

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In Desseldorf
Population of 4 mill
only 280 agents

24
Q

Evidence of how gestapo relied on denounciations

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80% investigations came from denunciations

25
Q

When were SPD leaders arrested

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1934