Extent of support for Nazi Regime

• What was the status of the Nazis in the Reichstag?


  They became the largest party but never won an overall majority.
• What does resistance mean in the context of Nazi Germany?


  It meant refusing to support or speaking out against Nazi policies.
• How is opposition different from resistance?


  Opposition involved actively working against the regime to try and remove it.
• What challenges did opposition face under the Nazi regime?

  Alternative political parties and trade unions were banned, and the Gestapo spied on the people.
• What were the main areas of opposition to the Nazi regime?


  • Secret trade union sabotage, sometimes supported by Communists
  • Youth groups like the Edelweiss Pirates
  • Secret political opposition like SOPADE
  • Socialist supporters from abroad
  • Opposition within the Catholic Church and Protestant Pastors Emergency League
  • Some opposition within the army led by General Ludwig Beck