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Flashcards by Malachy Moran-Tun, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Malachy Moran-Tun
almost 3 years ago
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| Why was there Youth Opposition to Nazi Rule? | > Hardly any free time > Everything done in a military way - early in the morning up until the evening > Comradeship was poor and majority was done for command and obedience > Objected to Nazi social policies > People had no freedom of choice, everything was based upon the benefit of the state |
| Who were the Edelweiss Pirates and what did they Partake in? | > Emerged in late 1930s, in working-class districts of large cities > Wore a white edelweiss flower to show their allegiance > Consisted of teenagers, majority boys, who resented the military discipline of Nazi youth groups and general lack of freedom > Contrary to Nazi ideas: boys wore their hair long and copied American-styled clothing > Hung around in areas where the Gestapo could not distinguish them easily > Some would taunt or even attack Hitler Youth members > Took long hikes in the countryside, sang parodies of Hitler Youth songs, and mocked the Nazis |
| Who were the Swing Youth and what did they Partake in? | > Mainly teenagers from wealthy, middle-class families > Admired American culture, specifically clothes, films, and music > Often illegally imported records from America to play locally > Gathered together in groups, usually drinking alcohol, smoking, and dancing in groups > Organised illegal dances, often attended by 6,000+ people > Loved jazz and Himmler hated it, so they loved jazz even more: young people listening to jazz should be "beaten, given the severest exercise, and then put to hard labour" -Himmler |
| Why was Youth Opposition Limited? | > Apart from occasional anti-Nazi graffiti, jokes, and attacking of Hitler Youth members, there was little physical and political opposition > Only after 1939 where some Edelweiss Pirates began to make physical attacks against government > Motives were limited - many members were culturally opposed, but not politically; they enjoyed clothes, music, and overall behaviour from other cultures, and wanted freedom from Nazi control, not necessarily politically > Numbers were limited: 2,000 Pirates vs. the 8 million Hitler Youth members by 1939 |
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