Education and Youth Flashcards

1
Q

What was the main reason of the school system?

A

To indoctrinate the younger generation

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2
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How did the education system change?

A

Schools centralised under Reich ministry of Education, ‘unreliables’ removed from teaching, Nationalist Socialist Teachers League created, Head teachers had to be members of the Nazi party

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3
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What subjects were emphasized?

A

PE (strength and fitness), German/History (heroism and nationalism), Biology (racial genetics)

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4
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What schools were created to produce Nazi elite?

A

Napolas (state boarding schools ran by SS), Adolf Hitler schools and Ordensburgen (produced elite for Hitler)

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5
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What were the results of the new schools?

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Nazis opened very few schools, numbers joining the teaching profession declined, fall in standards, Grammar schools > Nazi schools

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6
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What was the Hitler Youth?

A

The youth groups in Germany that aimed to convince the youth of Nazi ideas

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7
Q

How much of the younger population were part of HY in 1936?

A

60%

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8
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When did Hitler Youth become compulsory?

A

1939

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9
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What activities were common in the Hitler Youth?

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Boys - those that resembled the role of a soldier
Girls - those that resembled the role of a mother

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10
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What groups opposed Hitler Youth?

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Edelweiss Pirates and Swing Youth

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