Opposition, resistance and conformity

• Why wasn't there more resistance to against the Nazi regime?

  • Fear of the SS and Gestapo
  • Some were anti-semitic
  • Fear of communist political parties
  • Nazis provided jobs + economic recovery
• What led many people in Germany to support the Nazis?

  • Propaganda + indoctrination
• what did Pastor Martin Neimeller do?

  Set up, protestant emergency league to campaign
• Was there any church opposition?

  1934 Confessor churches opposing the Reich church,6000 pastors joined 800 of them were sent to concentration camps
• Did the Nazi succeed in controlling the church?

  Unsuccessful, most German practised their religion, secretly
• What changed in protestant churches?

  • The Reich church - all protestant churches were under Nazi control
  • Bible replaced with mein kampf
  • swastikas replaced cross
  • Old Testament Jewish teachings were removed.