This essay is to discuss the existence of passive resistance to the Nazi regime in Germany during the years 1933-1945. I will look at the different types of resistance and compare their effectiveness. The word resistance in itself is defined as 'some open form of opposition aimed at bringing down the Nazi state'. When the Nazis came to power, Germany was in a horrible state. Even before Nazi rule, their popularity was directly proportional to …showed first 75 words of 728 total…

…showed last 75 words of 728 total…succeed in forming oner unified front against Hitler, are quite simple: Hitler made sure that it was very difficult to organise these secret meetings or plan anything of the sort. As mentioned before, fear was an important factor in intimidating people to stay away from such meetings. You could not trust anyone, and therefore getting crowds together was difficult. But when it comes to passive resistance, failing to do exactly as you're told, that existed.