Opposition and Support in Nazi Germany - GCSE revision sheet (section B)
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History
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GCSE
Revision summery of opposition/support within Nazi Germany, includes oppositional groups, reasons for support , hitlers manipulative tactics
INCLUDES SECTION B QUESTION STRUCTURE AND HOW TO ANSWER EACH QUESTION SIMPLY
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*NOP - nature, origin, purpose
NAZI GERMANY REVISION – OPPOSITION (SECTION B)
OPPOSITION FOR NAZI GERMANY
Name of group: Who were they? How did they resist? What did the Nazis do? Effectiveness /10
EDELWEISS Young people who They went hiking and Response to them was 7/10 – although their
PIRATES opposed Hitler youth camping , sang anti nazi + relatively slight (were violence to gov later on
+ what it stood for jazz songs , graffiti, beat up viewed as a minor was a threat, things like
Hitler youth members irritant) - as war went propaganda and
on, pirates' activities brainwashing in schools
became more was to strong
extreme, so did the
punishments
SWING YOUTH Upper middle class Danced + listened to banned The group was closely 5/10 – didn’t do much to
young people who jazz music. monitored by gestapo threaten Nazi Germany ,
rejected Nazi values (raided illegal jazz just enjoyed the
as well as having the clubs) freedom
money to visit night
clubs.
WHITE ROSE Non - violent group Published anti-Nazi leaflets + leaders, brother and 4/10 – they knew that
lead by uni students of posters, wrote anti-Nazi sister Hans and they alone couldn’t stop
Munich who opposed graffiti and marched through Sophie Scholl, were Nazi regime, so tried to
Nazi regime the city in protest at hitler’s arrested and halt propaganda into
policies, wanted to stop sentenced to the young minds
brainwashing of propaganda guillotine
to German youth
CHURCH – Many Protestant Formed the Confessional Niemöller was held in 8/10 – many people
PASTOR MARTIN pastors, led by Church, spoke against most a concentration camp listen to religious
NIEMOLLER Niemöller, opposed Nazi values during the period figures and believed that
Hitler's Reich Church. 1937-1945, (wrote Hitler was no more than
famous poem) ‘a mad prophet with
repulsive arrogance’
SUPPORT FOR NAZI GERMANY QUESTION STRUCTURE
✓ the Police State created fear - e.g., gestapo -
secret police force, monitored any
3a) e.g. How useful are Sources B and C for an enquiry into the
opposition/resistance, listened to phone calls,
Hitler youth? (source question) total: 2 paras 8 marks
encouraged snitching, small but powerful
judgement + inference + NOP (repeat for other source)
✓ Hitler’s political rivals were in exile, prison or
hiding - left-wing groups distrusted each other too 3b) e.g. What is the main difference between these
much to co-operate with each other in opposing interpretations? total: 2 paragraphs/sentences 4 marks
the Nazis. Main diff is that interpretation 1 suggests…… + quote
However interpretation 2 suggests…… + quote
✓ Propaganda - the massive scale of indoctrination
and censorship convinced many of Hitler’s 3c) e.g. Suggest one reason why Interpretations 1 and 2 give
greatness and concealed any problems. different views about the Hitler youth.
total: 2 sentences 4 marks
✓ Hitler’s decisive leadership - many Germans liked
this after the weakness of the Weimar politicians. (match sources to interpretations) – Historian in interpretation 1
may have used source b/c whereas historian in interpretation 2
✓ Nazis had some popular achievements – e.g. full may have used source b/c.
employment, disciplined youth and
the KdF(strength through joy, reward trips, better 3d) e.g. How far do you agree with interpretation 2 into Nazi’s
working space etc) growth in support? Total: 2 paragraphs + conclusion 16 marks
Para 1- (interpretation in question) suggests? + quote + knowledge
✓ Hitler restored national pride - broke the terms of
Para 2 – repeat for other interpretation
the Treaty of Versailles, many Germans liked this
Conclusion – make a judgement
(‘stab in back’)
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