Nazi Opposition Flashcards
why was opposition not successful
people were scared of repression
what happened to political opposition if discovered
arrested and intimidated (sometimed concentration camps)
how could people passively resist
- telling anti-Nazi jokes
- listening to anti-Nazi regime music
3 main youth opposition groups
- the Edelweiss Pirates
- the ‘Swing’ Youth
^ already have cards - the White Rose
when did the White Rose emerge
WW2
who formed the White Rose group
2 Munich university students:
- Hans and Sophie Scholl
what was the white rose a symbol of
justice
what did the White Rose publish
anti-Nazi leaflets and graffiti that exposed atrocities Nazis were comitting
when were the leaders of the White Rose executed
1943 by the Gestapo after a public protest
when was the July plot
July 1944
what was the the July plot known as
Operation Valkyrie
what was the aim of the July plot
Count Stauffenberg wanted to kill Hitler w a bomb in his briefcase
was the July plot successful
no, Hitler was only injured
who was killed after the July plot
Coubt Stauffenberg and 5,746 others, including 19 generals and 26 colonels
what did the July plot show
people in the army opposed Nazi regime by the end of the war
