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Students examine the extent of support for the Nazis and focus on opposition to the Nazi regime from the youth groups (Edelweiss Pirates & Swing Youth), the Catholic and Protestant Church as well as from the military, workers and social democrats. Students then explain the many reasons why opposition to the Nazis was ineffective and limited.

**UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC**

The 32 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2: Lesson key questions
- Slide 3: Starter 1 - Match the types of opposition to the correct meanings. Answers provided.
- Slide 4: Starter 2 - From four options, which form of opposition do students think was the most common in Nazi Germany and why?
- Slide 5 - Starter 3 - What type of opposition? A photograph showing August Landmesser refusing to give the Nazi salute.
- Slide 6 - Starter 4 - Think & Discuss- why do you think there was so little effective opposition in Nazi Germany?
- Slide 7 - An opinion about support for Adolf Hitler from British Prime Minister David Lloyd George with analysis questions.
- Slide 8-9: Task 1 - Use the images to identify which groups in German society opposed the Nazis. Answers given.
- Slide 10-11: Task 2 - A question sheet with a 15 minute documentary clip.
- Slide 12-13: Task 3 - Students use the fact sheets at the end of the presentation to help them fill in the printable table. Challenge questions and instructions included.
- Slide 14-15: Task 4 - Why was opposition to the Nazi Party limited and ineffective?
- Slide 16 - Challenge questions
- Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 'Source Inference' question on a printable answer sheet with sentence structure guide.
- Slide 18-19: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the 12 mark 'Explain why' question.
- Slide 20-23: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the 'How useful question' with sources and printable help sheets.
- Slide 24-26: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the interpretation questions with structure and exam support.
- Slide 27-28: Learning Review 1
- Slide 29-30: Learning Review 2
- Slide 31-32: Fact Sheets

This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.

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