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Flashcards by Farha Idrees, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Farha Idrees
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| Question | Answer |
| What is the role and importance of the youth in Nazi Germany? | - The Nazis believed that young Germans should be brought up to be useful Germans and supporters of Nazi ideas - Nazi policies for the young weren't for their own benefit, but rather to strengthen Germany + the Nazi party - they believed that boys and girls should be brought up to be different - Nazi propaganda also often encouraged young people to view Hitler as a father figure |
| Give examples of youth groups and explain why were they created. | Nazi youth groups, such as Hitler Youth, and the League of German Maidens, were organised to create strong, healthy Germans and supporters of Nazi ideas |
| How did youth groups develop through Hitler's rule? | → 1933; Hitler banned all youth groups apart from Nazi ones and young people were pressured to join them → 1939; it was then made compulsory for all young Germans to join from 10, apart from the 'unwanted' minority groups |
| The Hitler Youth | • Originally a political group --> members had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Fuhrer ---> Hitler hoped to build up a constant supply of citizens who were Nazi supporters • Hitler Youth was also used to make young Germans as fit and healthy as possible. • It was organised to train young German boys to become useful to the state; as workers or in the armed forces • the Hitler Youth was also designed to mould young people's characters into those who obeyed orders even in hardship. |
| The League of German Maidens | • The Nazi Party created separate youth groups for the girls, but some of the activities were similar to the boys: - political activities; rallies + oaths of allegiance - also physical + character building activities, e.g. camping + marching • However they were also trained differently; they did not receive military training but rather: - trained to cook, iron etc and generally prepare to be a housewife - taught the importance of 'racial hygiene'- that they should keep the German race 'pure' by marrying Aryan men. |
| How did control the youth through education? | • In 1934, Education Minister, Bernhard Rust saw schools as a way of controlling the views of young Germans • During the 1930s, he made a series of changes to bring all schools under the control of the Nazis • They did this through the teachers and the curriculum |
| Teachers | • law was introduced → allowing Nazis to sake teachers they didn't approve of • all teachers had to swear on oath of loyalty to Hitler + join the Nazi Teacher's League • the NTL ran political education courses for teachers, telling them what to support → the Nazis expected teachers to act like them • teachers taught students the Nazi salute • started + ended each lesson saying 'Hail Hitler' • Nazi posters + flags in classrooms |
| Curriculum | • new school subjects, Race studies → they were taught about how the Aryan race was superior • traditional subjects were changed to make them suit Nazi ideas • amount of time for PE was doubled → to create healthy mothers + strong workers + soldiers • different curriculum for boys and girls → domestic topics for girls to make them more useful at home • all new textbook had to be approved by the Nazis • pupils gathered together in school halls to listen to major political speeches on the radio |
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