Germany - HItler & The Youth Flashcards
What did Hitler want to use the school system for?
To indoctrinate and brainwash young Germans into loving and idolising him.
How was history in German schools changed?
Students would mainly learn about key German victories and how they were treated at the end of the war.
How were geography lessons changed?
Students focused on the countries of the world that Germany would soon conquer.
How were science lessons changed?
Lessons focused on weapon making and chemical warfare.
How were maths lessons changed?
Students were asked how much money Germany would save if there were no disabled people.
What happened to PE in German schools?
Time given for PE trebled.
What was Eugenics?
A race studies lesson where students were taught mental and physical characteristics could be improved by choosing who could become parents. They were also taught about the inferiority of black people and Jews.
What were all German teachers forced to join and what did they do?
Join the German teachers league where they would identify future nazi leaders from their students.
Between 1933 & 1934 how many German professors were replaced?
15%
How were university courses changed?
They needed to reflect nazi beliefs. Physics did not include Einstein becasue he was Jewish.
What did all university students have to do for one month each year?
Train as a soldier
What were boys taught in Hitler youth groups?
Taught military skills like how to march, fight with knives, fire a gun and keep themselves fit.
What did all German girls have to join and what did they learn?
The league of German girls and they were taught how to be good wives and mothers, how to keep fit, cook good meals and look after babies.
When was Hitler youth set up?
1922
When was Hitler youth made compulsory?
1936
What were children encouraged to do in Hiter Yoth?
Report on their parents or teachers if they criticised or joked about Hitler
Who were the swing youth?
Young people who refused to join Hitler youth and instead went to parties, listened to American jazz and had Jewish friends.
What are two Hitler youth opposition groups?
The Edelweiss pirates and the Navajos
What did the Hitler youth opposition groups do?
Went camping and sang mocking songs about Hitler, attacked Hitler youth groups, helped army deserters, sabotaged railway lines and acted as spies.
