The document discusses resistance to the Nazi regime in Germany from various groups. It describes the levels of resistance from low level groups like jazz fans to higher level threats like the White Rose group. It also examines the relationship between the Nazi government and Christian churches, noting that the Nazis could not fully control or suppress Christianity in Germany due to its influence. The document argues that while propaganda like the 1936 Olympics had some positive effects for the Nazis, it also alarmed other nations about German militarism and Hitler's dictatorship.

1. Section B

2.  YES  NO
 Women were limited  Factory workers got
to career what was promised
opportunities  School boys enjoyed
 The treatment of HJ
Jews/gypsies  Business men-
 Churches- treatment restored order to
of the disabled country
 Minor groups- Nazi  Made lives more
ideology secure

3.  Little active resistance because the fear and
efficiency of police state and
indoctrination/propaganda. Many Germans
were content with the regime
 Passive resistance was more commonplace,
however still limited because of fear of the
culture of denouncing.

4.  Liked Jazz music and
organised mixed
parties.
 Dressed in US fashions
 Lived in port towns
north east Germany
 Expressed dissent
against Nazi’s ‘swing
Heil’
 Refused to attend
Hitler youth
 Low level threat

5.  Enjoyed
singing, camps, walk
s.
 Refused to attend
Hitler youth
 194, passed info to
allies (treason)
 Moderate level of
threat

6.  University students of
Munich
 Led by Hans and Sophie
scholl
 Published/ distributed
anti- Nazi literature
 Listened to foreign radio
and passed info on the war
 Passed intelligence to the
allies
 High level of threat, the
Scholl’s executed 1943

7.  Criticised Nazi Regime,
treatment of Jews,
Violation of human
rights
 Ended Aktion t4
 Very high level of
threat due to his
position in Germany

8.  Refused to go along
with Nazi conversion of
churches
 Outspoken critic of Nazi
regime
 Set up a protestant
opposition movement
 Placed and died in
concentration camp in
1943

9.  Catholic and protestant churches had
immense influence in German society
 Nazi’s were unable to use violent methods to
control churches
 Even a nationalist state like Bavaria had
sincere Christians.
 Attacking churches would lead to loss in
support and a possible revolution.

10.  Were taken more seriously than protestant
churches because church ministers came
from the Vatican city and protestants
ministers were locals
 Hitler resented churches because he was
unable to control its leaders and the fact the
Germans had another leader alongside
himself.

11.  Franz von Papen made an agreement with
the catholic church
 Hitler offered protection of religious
freedom, no interference with property/
finances.
 Catholic schools assured but the Church
mustn't interfere in politics

12.  Less of a threat because:
 Leaders can be intimidated by Nazis'
 Protestants were sympathetic to Nationalism
 History of anti-Semitism
 Hitler created ‘national church’ with a
Gaulitiers as first bishop of the National faith
movement
 This was done in order to convince the
German people there was common ground
between Nazi ideology and Christian beliefs.

13.  The criticism of the Nazi’s increased ministers
refused to keep quiet because of the
persecution of minority groups and
restriction it placed on civil liberties
 1935- closure of church schools, disbandment
of catholic youth groups, closure of
monasteries and secret imprisonment of
priests
 Himmler and deputy Heydrich attempted to
encourage paganism

14.  Nazi’s failed to suppress Christianity and turn
Germans away from it
 Protestants hoped Hitler would restore the
status of protestant churches after the bill of
rights
 They were afraid the Nazis would destroy
churches
 Protestant agreed with persecution of Jews on
religious grounds
 They were afraid of communism as all religions
should be abolished

15.  Propaganda opportunity for Nazi regime
because Hitler wanted to promote German
technology, Aryanism, German efficiency and
to present Nazi power
 Hitler needed to hider anti-Semitic signs and
allowed one Jew to be in the Olympics

16.  NO
 YES  Alarmed at German
 World impressed by militarism
facilities and  Britain built the spit fire
efficiency  People alarmed at the
 Infrastructure (auto fanatical following of
Hitler
bans )  Europe was worried
 Athleticism and about the dictatorship
prowess  Jesse Owens incident
showed racism