Opposition and resistance

• What methods did the Nazis use to control the German people?

  Propaganda, censorship, and police terror
• What percentage of the vote did Hitler receive in the 1932 presidential election?

  36 percent
• How much support did the Nazis have in the July Reichstag elections of 1932?

  38 percent of the votes
• What did General Ludwig Beck attempt to do in 1938?

  Get the army to arrest Hitler
• What was the fate of the opposition newspaper produced by the former SPD?

  Organizers were arrested and sent to camps
• What were the two main groups of opposition to the Nazis mentioned?

  Religious opposition and youth opposition
• How did the Edelweiss Pirates differ from the Hitler Youth?

  Edelweiss Pirates rejected military discipline
• What style of clothing did the Edelweiss Pirates adopt?

  American style clothing
• What activities did the Edelweiss Pirates engage in?

  Hiking, singing parodies, and mocking Nazis
• Who were the Swing Youth primarily composed of?

  White middle-class teenagers
• What type of music did the Swing Youth enjoy?

  Swing music and jazz
• How many young people were estimated to be members of the Swing Youth?

  About 6,000 young people
• Why did the Nazis dislike jazz music?

  Its connections with black Americans
• What was the main focus of opposition from youth groups like the Edelweiss Pirates and Swing Youth?

  Challenging rules for young people
• How did the membership of the Hitler Youth compare to the Edelweiss Pirates?

  Hitler Youth had around 8 million members
• What were the limitations of opposition from youth groups against the Nazis?

  • Small membership numbers
  • Focused on cultural rather than political issues
  • Rarely posed a real threat to the Nazis
• What is the main takeaway about opposition to the Nazis?

  It was limited and rarely challenged them