life in nazi germany: what it was like being the youth in germany.

Question 1

trying to control: how did they appeal to the youth?

Answer 1

new and exciting.
smart uniform.
parades and marches.
positive image of young german men.
offered a role to play.

Question 2

trying to control: hitler youth- appeal.

Answer 2

uniform, provided them with opportunities.

Question 3

trying to control: hitler youth- activities.

Answer 3

team sports, useful skills, nazi ideology, military necessities.

Question 4

trying to control: why did people join?

Answer 4

appeal.

Question 5

trying to control: schools, teachers and lesson- what did they teach?

Answer 5

nazi race science, eg: maths- money saved killing disabled people, angles that bone drop in.

Question 6

trying to control: schools, teachers and lessons- what happens to things that went against nazi ideals?

Answer 6

history books destroyed and remade making nazis version of events, teachers fired.

Question 7

trying to control: schools, teachers and lessons- what happened to jewish children by 1942 in order of when they happened?

Answer 7

separate desks, separate schools, no formal education.

Question 8

over time why did youth groups become less popular?

Answer 8

mandatory and more people were interested in new trend to be rebellious against them.

Question 9

even though as they continued to grow and develop (youth groups) why were they still popular?

Answer 9

provided community, opportunities and support.

Question 10

trying to control: league of german maidens- why was it appealing ?

Question 11

trying to control: league of german maidens- what activities did they provide?

Answer 11

house duties, healthy ,lifestyle and how to spot jewish men.

Question 12

how did the nazis create an aryan race by school subjects?

Answer 12

girls taught how to identify ideal aryan husband in biology.
taught a that they developed from specific aryan racial background.

Question 13

how was anti- semitism taught in schools?

Answer 13

history- loosing ww1 blamed on jews.
biology- some encouraged pupils to measure features of non aryan children.
taught eugenics/ racial theory.

Question 14

what was lebensraum?

Answer 14

living space that germany would take for its people from other country’s such as the slavs.

Question 15

how was lebensraum taught to children?

Answer 15

geography- need for it for german people.

Question 16

how did nazis try to create a strong military through children?

Answer 16

pe- took up 15% of all lesson time, crucial to keep people fit, healthy and ready for war.
maths- angles of bombs.
physics- science of firearms,aerodynamics, radio communications.

Question 17

how did the nazis try to create the youth to be able to create a greater germany?

Answer 17

maths- form of social arithmetic such as being given calculations that filled young minds with nazi ideas, eg: be asked to work out the cost of keeping a mentally ill person alive in a asylum.