Study Guides

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils study a modern society and the issues that affected it in great depth over a shorter period. They learn about the key events, developments, people and stories that shaped this modern society over a period of around twenty to thirty years.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to evaluate the extent of opposition and resistance to the Nazi regime.

Key Notes

• The Nazis had high levels of support and conformity; it is difficult to gauge the scale of opposition.
• Resistance came from scattered groups: workers, youth, clergy, and individuals acting in secret.
• The Protestant Confessional Church formed in opposition to the Reich Church; its leader, Niemöller, was imprisoned.
• The Pope attacked Hitler with a public letter; Catholic priests fought against euthanasia of people with disabilities.
• The Swing Youth and Edelweiss Pirates resisted Nazi control through music, fashion, and secret actions.

Vocabulary To Learn

• compliance: when people obey rules or authority, even if they don't fully agree, to avoid trouble or punishment
• conform: to behave according to the usual standards of behaviour that are expected by a group or society

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Most Germans strongly supported the Nazis.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• 1923, the Ruhr and hyperinflation Study Guide
• Early unrest and the Treaty of Versailles Study Guide
• Economic recovery under Stresemann Study Guide
• Employment in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Goebbels and propaganda in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Hitler's creation of a dictatorship Study Guide
• How Hitler became Chancellor of Germany Study Guide
• Nazi control of the police and the legal system Study Guide
• Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities Study Guide
• Social and economic change 1924-29 Study Guide
• Stresemann's international achievements Study Guide
• The early development of the NSDAP Study Guide
• The First World War and the German Revolution Study Guide
• The growth in support for the Nazi Party Study Guide
• The growth of unemployment and rise in support for the Communist Party Study Guide
• The Munich Putsch Study Guide
• The Nazi Party and religion Study Guide
• The NSDAP's 'lean years' Study Guide
• The persecution of Jews Study Guide
• The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act Study Guide
• The Weimar Republic Study Guide
• Threats to the Weimar Republic from the left and the right Study Guide
• Weimar culture 1924-29 Study Guide
• Women in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Work and life in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Young people in Nazi Germany Study Guide