Explore why some Germans resisted and opposed the Nazis
Outline the different resistance groups and their methods to oppose the Nazis
Assess how effectively the Nazis dealt with resistance and opposition
Moaning or grumbling about the Nazis
The lowest type of opposition to the Nazis, often in the privacy of their own homes, people might tell anti-Hitler jokes or complain about treatment of Jewish friends
Passive resistance
When Germans publicly showed they didn't support the Nazis by refusing to do exactly as they were told, e.g. refusing to give the Heil Hitler salute or give money to the Hitler Youth
Anti-Nazi youth movement
1. How did this group oppose the Nazis?
2. How did the Nazis deal with them?
Anti-Nazi youth movements
The White Rose Group
The 'Swing' movement
The EdelweissPirates
Attempts to kill Hitler
Around 50 assassination attempts, some by lone individuals and others by organised groups like the Kreisau Circle
The 1944 plot
A army officer Colonel Claus von Staffenberg agreed to be part of a group that would detonate a bomb where Hitler was meeting other Nazi leaders
The July Bomb Plot
Despite killing four men, burning Hitler's hair, bursting his eardrums and blowing some of his clothes off, the bomb failed to kill him
