Opposition To Nazis Flashcards
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Edelweiss pirates
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- youth group who hated that Nazis tried to control their life
- best up members of Hitler Youth, pushes propaganda leaflets
- sheltered deserters from armed forces
- arrested and killed them, leader hanged by Gestapo
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The White Rose
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- Brother and Sister Hans and Sophie 1941
- didn’t like the way they were treated
- left anti-Nazi leaflets anonymously
- arrested by Gestapo and were tortured and hanged
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Christian Opposition
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- some religious leaders opposed anti-Semitism and the Nazi practice of euthanasia (killed those genetically unsuitable)
- Niemöller openly made speeches against Hitler-sent to concentration camp
- Von Galen spoke out, under house arrest
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The Kreisau Circle
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- wanted a Germany based on Christian values, made up of churchmen, politicians and scholars
- contacted Britain during war to tell them about the condition of Germany
- were executed
5
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Army opposition
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- wanted to remove Hitler from power
- Von Stauffenberg would detonate a bomb when Hitler was meeting with other leaders, they wanted to end war
- killed 4 men and burned Hitler’s hair, were executed
6
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Why did Nazis hate jews
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- Cause of Black Death and blamed for death of Jesus
- didn’t want their blood to mix in with Aryan blood
- jews stabbed Germany in the back in WW1, causing ToV
7
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Dates of where Jews were restricted on things
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- Sep 1935, Nuremberg laws
- Jan 1934, marked with yellow stars
- Nov 1938, TNoBG
8
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When did the final solution begin
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In 1942
- very few Jews thought they were going to be gassed to death (hid as shower chambers)
- Ghetto Uprising in 1943
