Support and opposition

• What is the primary goal of a regime that seeks total power?

  To maintain support while eradicating opposition
• How does a dictatorship typically deal with those it cannot deceive?

  It tries to intimidate them through terror
• What effect did the Nazi regime have on the moral fibre of its citizens?

  It gradually corrupted their moral fibre
• What does silence in the context of Nazi Germany indicate?

  It should not be construed as acceptance
• What did internal police reports reveal about dissatisfaction with the Nazi regime?

  Dissatisfaction was never completely eradicated
• Which groups continued to meet in many towns despite the regime?

  Socialist and Communist groups
• What persisted among the working class throughout the 1930s?

  Some dissatisfaction with the Third Reich
• What was smuggled into Germany during the Nazi regime?

  Left-wing newspapers, pamphlets, and leaflets
• What was the general attitude towards opposing the Nazi regime?

  There was a lack of will to oppose
• What factors influenced consent to Nazi governance among the German people?

  • Fluctuations in consent levels
  • Different attitudes based on social position
  • Unawareness of indoctrination by propaganda
  • Some willingly supported Nazi ideals
• How were Nazi ideas characterized in terms of their appeal?

  Nazi ideas were vague and flexible
• What was the Volksgemeinschaft?

  A national community with broad appeal
• How did Nazi propaganda create social cohesion?

  By fostering extreme nationalism and patriotism
• What did the revival of Germany imply for its citizens?

  Recovery of moral and material well-being
• Which Nazi policies resonated with sections of the population?

  Militarism, nationalism, and cultural conservatism
• How did some Germans view repressive measures against certain groups?

  As reasonable measures to defend the state
• What was one of the promises that helped the Nazis gain power?

  Providing bread and work for the masses
• What was the key aim of the Nazis' economic program from 1933-36?

  To reduce unemployment through work-creation schemes
• By mid-1935, what was the unemployment rate in Germany?

  2.1 million
• What benefits did the introduction of payment by results provide?

  It benefited healthy young workers
• What did the Kraft durch Freude movement offer workers?

  Decent leisure facilities and holidays
• What campaign reflected the ideals of Volksgemeinschaft?

  The Winter Help campaign
• Why did some older working-class people find Nazi policies less appealing?

  They had been members of banned parties
• How did the middle classes perceive the Nazi regime?

  As advantageous to business
• What job opportunities did the middle class benefit from under the Nazis?

  Expanded civil service positions
• Why were the Nazis popular with many young people?

  They appealed to rebellion and patriotism
• What did the regime offer young men in terms of employment?

  Employment and potential social mobility
• How did foreign policy successes affect Hitler's popularity?

  They fed the Fuehrer myth and increased popularity
• What events contributed to Hitler's growing popularity in the 1930s?

  Remilitarisation, plebiscites, and annexations
• How did Nazi propaganda portray the German people?

  As united under Hitler's vision
• What was the reality of opposition to the Nazi regime?

  Tens of thousands actively opposed the regime
• Why did many Germans keep silent about their opposition?

  To protect their families and friends
• How did the lack of coordinated opposition affect the Nazi regime?

  It could be seen as ongoing support
• What was a significant factor in the apparent consent of Germans from 1933-45?

  The dissolution of independent organizations
• How did the Nazi regime engineer passive consent among the population?

  By depoliticizing and removing opposition organizations
• What happened to those unwilling to submit to Nazi authority?

  They were dismissed or liquidated
• How did censorship affect anti-Nazi views?

  It blocked their publication and circulation
• What was the role of the DAF in relation to dissent?

  It made dissent more difficult
• What was a contributing factor to the lack of opposition in Germany?

  The lack of a strong revolutionary tradition
• How did ordinary people contribute to the Nazi regime's control?

  By regularly denouncing their neighbors