The Impact of the war on Nazi Germany

4. Extent of oosition and resistance to the Nazis
Paive resistance was most coon as people were afraid of the Nazis punishing
them, eg smoking. 1. War economy including total war
White rose youth group sent anti Nazi propaganda around Munich university. In 1943, rationalisation decr introduced in 1941 to reform the economy and
six of their leaders were excecuted. Swing youth listened to ja music and aending eliminate wasted labour and materials. Spr made minister of rearmament
bars and clubs, their leaders were sent to concentration camps. Elderwei pirates in 1942. He relaxed strict control, employed more women and prisoners of
beat up members of Hitler youth and in 1944, 12 were publicay hung. war, and excluded military persoel dork production proce.
Nazis avoided control of church’s as they were large part of German life. In 1933, Suees included, aunition production increased by 97%. Tank
Hitler set up his own church (gfm) with pagan ideas and the confeional church was production increased by 25% and total arms production rose by 59%.
established oosing it. Von galen criticised the euthanasia policy, neimoer founded However, Germany was capable of more and Spr could not reverse the
the church and was sent to solitary confinement for eight years, Bonhoeer helped eects of aied bombing.
Jews escape to Switzerland.




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1942, Kresiau circle was formed when war went sour by conservatives. They wanted a
return to democracy, principle of law, upholding reforms, by 1944 the group ere
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Military caied out july bomb plot in 1933. Stauenburg was aested and kied as a 2. Consequences of war including raitioning, propaganda
response. 5,000 aested on suspicion and 100 kied. - and morale
The impact of the war on Nazi Germany Declaration of war caused anxiety and woy. Germany
didn’t fuy mobilise to kp life on the home front as
peaceful as poible and avoid domestic unrest. Nazi-Soviet
pact meant large shipments of raw magerials sti aived.
- After the suees of 1939, many hoped Germany would
3. Impact of aied bombing, the labour force and foreign prisoners
bring the war to an end, unaware of Hitler’s aims to invade
Aied bombing began in 1939, mainly in industrial regions. After USA entered the war in
soviet Ruia.
1941, air raid aacks were more frequent. 24th May 1943: saw a maive air raid aack
Fd raitioning was introduced in 1939 and aimed to make
on Hamburg kiing 40,000 civilians. In November 1943, 400,000 were homele due to air
sure a Germans got a balanced diet. 250g of meat aowed
raid aacks, with an estimate of 3.6 miion houses destroyed. Despite diiculties at
per wk, local produce was not raitioning, substitutes
home, there was no revolution to overthrow Hitler.
such as tr bark for co were introduced. Extra rations
Mobilisation of the labour force saw women aged 17-45 working in 1943 and by 1945,
were given for men in heavy industry jobs. However, the diet
women made up 60% of workers. In 1943, conscription was brought down to 17 and
was boring, a thriving barter economy and black market
members of Hitler youth participated on the bale field by diing trenches. By 1944,
were introduced as we as inflation of prices. Propaganda
they were drafted into the military. 12 miion foreign labourers worked for lile to no
was controed early on in the war by created newspapers
pay, including Jews and poles. Around two thirds of labourers were from eastern
and radios. Hitler maintained broadcast and public
countries which links back other untermenschen.
aearances (around 50 each year). Introduction of total
war meant Goeels used propaganda to kp sprits high, but
after the defeat at stalingrad, morale remained low, despite
propaganda and Hitler made le aearances.