Opposition And Resistance Flashcards
Why was there no open opposition
Fear of the SS and gestapo
Censorship and people did not know the extent of what was happening
Opposition was divided and did not cooperate with each other
Organised opposition was banned
What was the Pastor emergency league
In 1933 a group of Protestant pastors including Martin Niemaller Set up the league.
What key aspect did the pastor emergency league protest against
The joining of regional churches into one national German Christian church
What did Dietrich Bonhoeffer do
Founded the confessional church and the priest anti Nazi messages
How did swing groups oppose nazis
Listened to and American jazz music, give hail benny salute
How was classes resistance used to oppose Nazis
Many refused to join the party or do the Hitler salute. The gestapo broke up 1000 underground meetings
Who were the Edelweiss pirates
Youth group aged 12-18. Usually Male
What did the Edelweiss pirates do
They graffitied walls of hitler youth saying ‘Internal war on the Hitler youth’
Sing some funny songs about Hitler and told jokes about Hitler youth.
What anti-Nazi slogans did the edelweiss pirates make
‘Down with Hitler we want freedom’
‘down with nazi brutality’
‘medals for murder’
What happened in 1942 to the edelweiss pirates
On the 7th of December 1942, 739 pirates were arrested and sent to re-education camps
When did the swimming kids start and where
In Hamburg 1939 and spread to Berlin and other German cities
What did the swim kids challenge
They challenge the Nazi image of use by growing their hair and wearing fashionable clothes. They listened to some music and it often lead to clashes with the Hitler youth and the security forces
