Education and Youth Flashcards
What was the aim of the Nazis for education?
indoctrinate youth with Nazi ideals - teachers had to reinforce.
What were 4 policies concerning?
1) Schools centralised under Reich Ministry of Education, Culture & Science
2) ‘unreliables’ removed from teaching profession.
3) courses organised for non-nazi teachers
4) National Socialist Teachers League established.
What main curriculum changes were made?
PE driven, History (nationalism, Biology of racial genetics, RE dropped & christianity unimportant & created ‘Nazi Elites’
What were The Napolas?
State boarding schools run by the SS
What was the type of school describing the place where elites were made for Hitler’s future society?
Orbensburgen
What were the results of these changes? (3)
1) failures in education programme - fewer new schools opened by Nazis.
2) anti-academics - fall in standards - parents started sending kids to grammar schools rather than Nazi schools
3) ppl joining teaching profession declined - disapproved Nazi ideology
What were % of ppl in Hitler Youth over the Nazi Regime?
1% in 1933 - 60% in 1936 & compulsory in 1939
What were the ages of the 2 male groups and the names of the 2 groups for males?
1) Ages 10-14 = German Young People
2) Ages 14-18 = Hitler Youth
What were the ages of the 2 female groups and the names of the 2 groups for females?
1) Ages 10-14 = Young Girls League
2) Ages 14-18 = League of German Maidens
What were 3 main activites the Hitler Youth were subjected to?
1) boys taught how to be a soldier and girls taught how to be a wife.
2) both received political indoctrination & patriotism by Hitler
3) outbreak of war - youth groups helped with harvests
Was the introduction of the Hitler youth successful?
1) many from poorer backgrounds enjoyed the activities of the youth but when it became compulsory in 1939 it lost its appeal and became more military based.
2) some disillusioned Hitler Youth set up the Edelweiss Pirates & Swing Youth
