Was there passive resistance in Nazi Germany?

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 unemployment rates and common unhappiness. In the first years the unemployed were made to work at wages lower than their unemployment benefit doing…