How Did Hitler Use Passive Resistance

Resistance: an opposing or retarding force. During World War Two, Adolf Hitler tried to wipe out all Jews in Europe which then eventually led to the Holocaust. There Hitler’s men known as the Nazis used brutal and unfair force towards the Jews but some resisted. The various types of resistance that took place during the Holocaust were both armed and unarmed. To begin, Sophie Scholl, a young girl was a part of the unarmed resistance. She used peaceful tactics to resist. When talking about what Sophie and her group did, the author says, “The group decided to adopt the strategy of passive resistance that was being used by students fighting against the racial discrimination in the United States. This included publishing leaflets calling for the restoration of democracy and social justice” (“Sophie Scholl”). This shows the resisting tactics she used. It was a form of passive resistance because there was no violence involved but the use of brains to help spread opposition. Although Sophie Scholl’s resistance was non-violent, there was also an opposite form taking place in Warsaw. …show more content…
People used violence to show their refusal to accept the Nazis actions. In the second article the author says, “Warsaw ghetto fighters fired upon German troops as they tried to round up another group of ghetto inhabitants for deportation. Fighters used a small supply of weapons that had been smuggled into the ghetto” (“Warsaw Ghetto”). This quote shows the violence that took place. It also shows how easy resisting violently was because it got right to the point and did not slowly build unlike unarmed resistance. Many also used disparate ways of passively