Define the right in the political spectrum. How serious was opposition to the Nazis? The right. C aim – to assess how serious opposition to the Nazi from the right was B/A – to consider a range of opinions on the seriousness of opposition and give your justified conclusion Define the right in the political spectrum. Who was in the right? Think of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany. What would the right think of the Nazis and how would this change over time? Why would the right oppose them? How could the right oppose them? How did the Nazis try to minimise opposition from the right? The right tended to be loyal to Germany but not loyal to the Nazis

Kreisau Circle Why did they oppose the Nazis? How did they oppose the Nazis? Kreisau Circle The Kreisau Circle was a group of German dissidents centred on Moltke’s estate in Kreisau, Silesia (Eastern Germany). Most of them were conservatives from the traditional German aristocracy and gentry. The circle included people from a wide variety of backgrounds. They included two Jesuit priests, two Lutheran pastors, conservatives, liberals, monarchists, landowners, former trade-union leaders and diplomats. They were united in their abhorrence of Nazism and their desire to conceive of a new, humane Germany after Hitler. Some members were descendents of Prussian generals. They had links to various resistant groups. They also gave information to the allies. They planned for what would happen to Germany once Hitler was removed, some wanted a monarchist Germany, some wanted a Germany based on small self-governing communities. The circle itself didn’t plan to overthrow the Nazi state, although members of the circle went on to hatch the Stauffenberg Plot. In 1944 Moltke was arrested and the circle fell apart..

Stauffenberg Bomb Plot General von Stauffenberg and other plotters, many of whom had been in the Kreisau Circle decided to try to bomb Hitler in the Berghof in Southern Germany and then scheduled a flight to Berlin to take power. They planted a bomb in a suitcase which was placed next to Hitler. However , at the last minute an aid moved the suitcase. The bomb went off, 4 people were killed and Hitler escaped with cuts and bruises. The plotters took the flight to Berlin. They were arrested by the SS and publicly hung. Why did they oppose the Nazis? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrkBi5pN3cM&safe=active How did they oppose the Nazis?

How serious was opposition to the Nazis? The left and right. Not very serious Very serious Add two crosses to represent opposition from the left and opposition from the right. Include knowledge to support them.

How serious was opposition to the Nazis? Write these sentences to make up your paragraph... A sentence answering the question including the left A quote or summary from one source which supports your point An evaluation of the source or some own knowledge A quote or summary from the other source An explanation of whether this agrees or disagrees with 17.8 with a reason why A sentence linking this back to the question Henning von Tresckow, message to Claus von Stauffenberg (July, 1944) The assassination must be attempted, at any cost. Even should that fail, the attempt to seize power in the capital must be undertaken. We must prove to the world and to future generations that the men of the German Resistance movement dared to take the decisive step and to hazard their lives upon it. Compared with this, nothing else matters.

How serious was opposition from the Nazis? Write these sentences to make up your paragraph... A sentence answering the question including the left A quote or summary from one source which supports your point An evaluation of the source or some own knowledge A quote or summary from the other source An explanation of whether this agrees or disagrees with 17.8 with a reason why A sentence linking this back to the question

What own knowledge can you connect to this source?

How serious was opposition from the left? Write a paragraph to answer this question What should you include? Analysis and supporting knowledge What do we mean by sophisticated analysis? Drawing out different times, different groups, different contexts