1. Well, Germany is probably the most important place for German anti-Nazi protest. It is the only place, really, and the movement encompasses almost all of Germany. Though it expands into all the countries that Germany invaded, I am focusing mainly on the home-town protest.
2. Prior to World War II was World War I, where Germany was the aggressor and scapegoat for the tragedies faced by other countries. Before World War II, Germany was poor and destitute, trying to scrape up enough money for the debt from the Treaty of Versailles, leading the country into an economic depression. Before World War I, Germany was a country that, like most European countries, was simply doing its part. The country wasn't much of a powder-keg, except for the big wage disparities; but those were never exclusive to Germany. The protest of Nazism is almost expected by the rest of the world, since outside of the Axis Powers, most citizens of the world saw a lot wrong with Hitler's intentions and methods.
3. The protest certainly made a statement that not all Germans were Nazis, which seems like it was a hard pill for outside countries to swallow, since the Nazis were such a large military force. That, and they stood for humanitarian efforts more than anything. Once the protest gained more attention, it became painfully obvious that the German people were anything but on board Hitler's and the Nazi's plans.
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