Lesson 20: opposition and resistance towards the Nazi regime

Cards (37)

  • How many pastors joined the Confessing Church?
    6,000 pastors
  • How many pastors allowed the Nazi Reich Church?
    2,000 pastors
  • What did the Confessing Church speak out against?
    Injustice of the Nazis
  • Did the opposition from the Confessing Church significantly weaken the Nazis?
    No, it did not significantly weaken them
  • What type of opposition came from the Catholic Church?
    Some priests spoke out against Nazis
  • Who was the Catholic Archbishop of Munster?
    Von Galen
  • What did Von Galen speak out against?
    Nazi campaigns to kill disabled people
  • What was the title of the Pope's encyclical that attacked the Nazis?
    'With Burning Concerns'
  • How was the encyclical 'With Burning Concerns' distributed?
    Read in every pulpit
  • How did the Nazis react to opposition from the church?
    800 pastors sent to concentration camps
  • How many priests were put in the 'Priest's Block' in Dachau?
    400 priests
  • Why did few members of the church oppose the Nazis?
    Fear of repercussions
  • What was Martin Niemoller's profession before becoming a priest?
    U-boat commander
  • What changed Martin Niemoller's mind about the Nazis?
    Dislike of Nazi control over the church
  • What did Niemoller discover about his phone?
    It was tapped by the Gestapo
  • What actions did Niemoller take against the Nazis?
    Spoke out publicly against them
  • What happened to Niemoller after he spoke out?
    He was arrested several times
  • Who formed the White Rose group?
    Students including Hans and Sophie Scholl
  • What did the White Rose group do?
    Produced and distributed leaflets
  • What happened to the members of the White Rose group?
    They were caught and executed
  • When were the Edelweiss Pirates created?
    In the late 1930s
  • What characterized the Edelweiss Pirates?
    Traveling rebels who bullied Hitler Youth
  • How many members did the Edelweiss Pirates reach?
    2,000 members
  • Why was youth opposition limited?
    Actions did not aim to bring down Nazis
  • Who were the Swing Youth?
    Teenagers from wealthy middle-class families
  • What activities did the Swing Youth engage in?
    Played swing and jazz records illegally
  • How many young people attended legal dances organized by the Swing Youth?
    Over 6,000 young people
  • How many communists were arrested under the Nazi regime?
    150,000 communists
  • How many communists were executed?
    100,000 communists
  • What did some high-ranking military officials plot to do?
    Overthrow Hitler
  • Who planted the bomb to assassinate Hitler?
    Colonel Stauffenberg
  • What was the outcome of the bomb planted by Stauffenberg?
    It exploded but did not kill Hitler
  • What did the Social Democratic Party (SPD) do?
    Printed opposition newspapers
  • What actions did the military section of the SPD take?
    Destroyed railway lines and acted as spies
  • How did workers oppose the Nazi regime?
    Staying off sick and working slowly
  • What did George Elser do in 1939?
    Planted a bomb in a Beer Hall
  • What was the result of George Elser's bomb?
    It exploded when Hitler was meant to be there