Study Guides

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

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.
• Both the Protestant and Catholic Churches resisted the Nazis, but in different ways.
• The Swing Youth and Edelweiss Pirates resisted Nazi control through music, fashion, and secret actions.
• During WW2, army plots and the actions of the White Rose group were punished very harshly.

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
• Germany before the First World War Study Guide
• Germany's naval ambitions before the First World War 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
• Industrialisation, social reform and the growth of socialism Study Guide
• Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities Study Guide
• Stresemann's international achievements Study Guide
• The Final Solution 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 Nazi economy and WW2 Study Guide
• The Nazi Party and religion Study Guide
• The Nazi police state Study Guide
• The persecution of Jews Study Guide
• The putsches of 1919-23 Study Guide
• The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act Study Guide
• The Weimar Republic 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