4.2 Nazi Policies Towards the young

Question 1

what were hitlers aims for german youth?

Answer 1

Hitler wanted to create ‘thousand year reich’

-believed men are women are diferent, not equal. but had different strengths. to strengthen germany party. so policies for girl youth was different

-young germans support nazi party, contributes to thousand year Reich. (hitler became father figure)

Question 2

what similarities were there hitler youth, and league of german maids?

Answer 2

Political activities:
-swore loaylty to fuhrer(although boys age 10 swore oath , said “willing to give up my life for him”
-went on ralies
-report anyone, who opposed nazis (inclde fam)
Physicical activities:
-camping, hiking and marching expiditions
character training:
-harsh punishment if they disobeyed nazis, to build loyalty via hardship
-trained to be useful for state of germany, (aka nazis)

Question 3

what were the differences between hitler youth and league of German maids?

Answer 3

firstly age groups
-boys [6-10] joined little fellow, then [10-14] joined Germany young people, then [14-18] join hitler youth
-girls [10-14] joined young maids, then age [14-21] league of german maids
physical activities
- girls not do military training, instead learnt housework
-hitler youth did map-reading, signalling and training small arms shooting (1938, militrary training included naval and motor)
political training/Character training
-women taught to be housewife’s(cook and iron)
-taught about racial hygene

Question 4

what were nazi youth groups?

Answer 4

-political indoctrination, aimed to train youths to be loyal and obey nazi rules, via promoting activites. so germany would become a powerful and the greatest nation

Question 5

what happened after 1934 which changed German education?

Answer 5

Bernhard ruster was appointed education minister. Stating the purpose of education was to create more nazis

Question 6

what 3 key factors did nazis control to control education?

Answer 6

-controlled teachers
-controlled curriculum
-controled schools

Question 7

how did nazis control teachers in germany?

Answer 7

1933, nazis sacked unapproved german teachers(180 sacked in prussia)

-teacher swore oath of loyalty to hitler

-join ‘nazi teacher league’ encouraging courses stating nazis ideas (1939) 200,000attended

-forced students to nazi salute

-classrooms filled with propaganda

Question 8

how did nazis control the education curriculum in germany?

Answer 8

-race studies taught, stating aryan race superior
-traditional subject vehicles for nazi propaganda
-pe doubled
-women curriculum involved science, cookery and needlework
-taught that jews and socialist blamed for treaty of Versailles
-pupil listen to political speeches
-mein kampf compulsory in schools

Question 9

how did nazis control schools in nazi germany?

Answer 9

-included nazi beliefs and strong nationolist ideas. increase military endeavours for youth. strengthening german sate and nazi party. the indoctrination reduced youth opposition