Opposition, resistance and conformity Flashcards

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Give one piece of evidence that many Germans supported the Nazi regime in the 1930s.

The Nazi Party gained four million new members between 1933 and 1939; falling unemployment and apparent economic recovery also won support.

True or false? Hitler's personal popularity was generally higher than support for the Nazi regime as a whole.

True. Many Germans admired Hitler himself while complaining about Nazi officials and policies.

Give two ways ordinary Germans showed they did not conform to Nazi rule.

Refusing the 'Heil Hitler' greeting and salute, telling jokes about the Führer, listening to foreign radio stations, or complaining about the regime.

Who was Pastor Martin Niemöller?

A Protestant pastor who led the Pastors' Emergency League and the Confessional Church against the Reich Church; he was arrested in 1937 and sent to a concentration camp.

What was 'Mit brennender Sorge' (1937)?

A letter from the Pope attacking Nazi treatment of the Catholic Church, read out from Catholic pulpits across Germany.

Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?

Groups of mainly working-class young people who wore an edelweiss badge, went hiking and camping, sang anti-Nazi songs and taunted or attacked Hitler Youth patrols.

Who were the Swing Youth?

Mostly middle-class young people who listened and danced to banned American and British jazz and swing music, grew their hair long and mixed with Jewish students.