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Opposition, resistance and conformity - Coggle Diagram
Opposition, resistance and conformity
Church opposition
Pastor Martin Neimoller
Neimoller opposed Hitler - however it wasn't always this way
Pro-Nazi
Voted for them as he felt Germany needed a strong leader
Didn't oppose the Nazi views on Jews
Against Nazis
Didn't like Nazi interference in the Protestant church
Opposed the Nazi restrictions on Jews becoming christians
Set up the confessional church
Very against Nazis
Neimoller was arrested many times for speaking out against the Nazis and Hitler
He was sent to a concentration camp where he stayed unitl the end of the war
How pastors and priests opposed the Nazis
6000 German pastors joined Neimollers church as a protest against Nazi policies
800 were arrested and sent to concentration camps
400 spoke out against the Nazis and were sent to concentration camps
How much opposition was there?
Opposition to the Nazis was difficult due to the dangerous consequences that came as a result of speaking out openly
Attendance at Christian churches remained high throughout the period in spite of the Nazi attempt to stop the churches
Youth opposition
Edelweiss pirates
Made of boys who copied American styles of clothing
They read and listened to banned music and literature and wrote anti-Nazi graffiti
Taunted Hitler youth
Had over 2000 members
The edelweiss flower was their symbol
However the Nazis simply weren't threatened by their activities
Swing youth
Similar to edelweiss pirates - the swing youth chose not to conform to the Nazis
Listened to American music, wore American clothes
Gathered to smoke and drink alcohol and dance
Largely made of children from wealthy families instead of the Edelweiss' working class members
Effectiveness of youth opposition
It was limited to
anti-Nazi graffiti
telling anti-Nazi jokes
attacking Hitler youth
Listening to banned music and wearing american clothing
The youth opposition groups were more culturally opposing instead of politically