1. Opposition ‘It was easier to just go along with the Nazis – there was no point trying to fight them’ Lesson starter: Do you agree with the above statement? Write down your ideas.

2. Today we will… Identify the ways in which ordinary Europeans opposed the Nazis Evaluate the relationship between the Nazi parties and the churches

3. Vocabulary Resistance A person or group fighting against forced laws or rule

4. How can a single person or small group resist the Nazis? THINK about your ideas and write them down (2minutes) PAIR with a partner and discuss your answers (2 minutes) SHARE by writing down your partners ideas into your jotter and vice versa (2minutes)

5. On one hand… Many people claimed they didn’t know the extent of the Nazi regime Others were too scared to resist due to fear of the police state

6. Edelweiss Pirates Age 14-18 Formed gangs as they refused to join Hitler Youth Attacked Hitler Youth camps Sheltered army deserters and concentration camp prisoners

8. The White Rose Formed by Students at the University of Munich Distributed leaflets speaking out against the Nazi regime Anti-Nazi graffiti They believed the young people could overthrow Hitler

9. Individual resistance The Frank Family

10. Oskar Schindler

11. Sobibor concentration camp

12. Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

13. The Churches

14. The Catholic Church The Catholic Church and Hitler signed an agreement or concordat that neither side would criticise the other Eventually the Nazis broke their side of the agreement Catholic press was censored, Catholic organisations shut down Pope Pius XII

15. Protestant Church Many Bishops and Pastors spoke out against the Nazis Many were sent to concentration camps Martin Niemöller

17. German Christian Church Nazi party created their own church Used Swastika as their symbol Hitler's Mein Kampf was their Bible

18. Jehovah’s Witnesses Persecuted by The Nazi regime They were Pacifists – would not join the army They also refused to idolise Hitler 5000 died in camps

19. Today we will… Identify the ways in which ordinary Europeans opposed the Nazis Evaluate the relationship between the Nazi parties and the churches

20. Past Paper KU Questions… 1.In what ways did some people and groups oppose the Nazis between 1933 and 1939? 4 marks 2.How important was a lack of opposition in helping the Nazis stay in power? 4 marks