Opposition to Hilter and the Nazi Party

1. Learning Objectives:
Identify various groups opposed Hitler and the Nazi regime?
Explain reasons why different people opposed the Nazis and
describe various methods of opposition?
Evaluate the threat of different opposition groups to Hitler?
Opposition to Hitler and the
Nazi Party

2. How could people show their
opposition in Nazi Germany?
LO: Explain reasons
why different people
opposed the Nazis
and describe
various methods of
opposition?
Martin Niemoller
Do you recognise this
poem?
Do you think people are
reluctant to speak up for
others?
Why might people have
been reluctant to speak
up in Nazi Germany?

3. How could people show their
opposition in Nazi Germany?
LO: Explain reasons
why different people
opposed the Nazis
and describe
various methods of
opposition?
1. Attempted Coup D'état
2. Underground Resistance
and Open Opposition
3. Passive Resistance
4. Private Grumbling
Count von StauffenbergDietrich BonheofferSophie SchollJews

4. In pairs read Source 1-10 on pg. 88-89. Decide what kind
of opposition each source is and why they might be a
danger to the Nazi regime.
• The Northeim Societies
• Elsbeth Emmerich’s mother
• Von Blomberg and von
Fritsch
• Shipyard worker
• People in Berlin café, 1934
• Workers on a train
• Anna Rauschning
• Schroer, the delicatessen
owner
• Paster Grueber
How could people show their
opposition in Nazi Germany?
LO: Explain reasons
why different people
opposed the Nazis
and describe
various methods of
opposition?
1. Attempted Coup
d'état
2. Underground
resistance and open
opposition
3. Passive resistance
4. Private grumbling

5. Which form of
resistance was
more common –
direct or passive?
Why?
How could people show their
opposition in Nazi Germany?
LO: Explain reasons
why different people
opposed the Nazis
and describe
various methods of
opposition?

6. How much opposition was
there?
LO: Explain reasons
why different people
opposed the Nazis
and describe
various methods of
opposition?
Attempted Coup D'état
• Hardly any – in 10 years of Nazi rule there were not Coups. Only in
latter years were there plots against Hitler.
Underground Resistance and Open Opposition
• Not a lot – But more than most realised. Many produced anti Nazi
leaflets, sabotaged factories, acted as spies.
Passive Resistance
• Quite common – Many refused to join the Nazi Party – members
of banned political parties meet in secret.
Private Grumbling
• Very widespread – Ordinary Germans resented many aspects of
the Nazi regime – no private lives, SA bullies, propaganda,
meetings, parades

7. Which Groups offered the
greatest treat?
LO: Identify various
groups opposed
Hitler and the Nazi
regime?
Each group has some information about one opposition group, and
each of you has a worksheet to fill in.
• The White Rose Group
• Dietrich Bonhoffer
• Martin Niemoller
• Political Opponents
• The Kreisau Circle
• The Edelweiss Pirates
You five minutes to review and discuss the information and complete
one row of your table. You must make sure that you each
understand the info because I will be taking it off you and then asking
you to teach it to others!

8. Which Groups offered the
greatest treat?
LO: Identify various
groups opposed
Hitler and the Nazi
regime?
One expert will stay at your table – the other group member will
move to the next table, whose ‘expert’ will teach you about a
new opposition group so you can fill in the next row.
You must also inform that tables expert about your opposition
group. You will have 4 minutes at each table.

9. Group Confident  So-so ... ? Need to look
again 
Political
opponents
Martin Niemoller
Dietrich Bonhoffer
The White Rose
group
Edelweiss Pirates
The Kreisau Circle
Which Groups offered the
greatest treat?
LO: Evaluate the
threat of different
opposition groups
to Hitler?

10. Quiz, Quiz, Trade
LO: Identify various
groups opposed
Hitler and the Nazi
regime?
Write one Q and A based the last
two lessons (Home Front and the
Opposition to the Nazi Party)
Try not to make it too obvious!
When I say – move around the
room and pair up, taking it in
turns to ask your question.
If your partner doesn’t get it first
time – give them two hints before
telling them the answer.
Then swap cards and move on

11. Homework
LO: Identify various
groups opposed
Hitler and the Nazi
regime?
Read Pages 150 -155. Add notes
to your worksheet from todays
lesson and complete the ‘fill in
the blanks worksheet’.
Remember in one week you will
have your mock! Start to review
the unit and make a note of the
areas you are unsure of.
If there is time we will have one
lesson to do some revision.