Why was there not more opposition?

1. Many people were pleased with what the Nazis were doing.

• The Economy was recovering

• Communism was less of a threat

• Germany was improving

2. Many people voted for the Nazis.

• People believed the Nazis had the legal right to do what they were doing

3. People did not know what was happening.

• Nazis kept some of their policies quiet. 

• e.g. Aktion T4*- Nazis told parents their disabled children had died from natural causes

4. Propaganda.

• Nazis used propaganda to promote their ideology

• Censorship was used to stop the media saying anything bad about them

5. The Nazis were strong and very powerful.

• People were afraid that they would be attacked by the SS or arrested by the Gestapo

• People did not know who were Gestapo as they were secret informants

6. Not many people spoke out against the Nazis.

• Those who were against the Nazis did not work together and form a large group of revolutionists against the Nazis.

• Working together would have made them stronger.