Nazi Education

Question 1

Schools

Answer 1

Children had to attend state school until they were 14
Separate schools for girls and boys
Optional schools after 14: national political educational institutes and Adolf hitler schools
All schools followed a set curriculum this was different for girls and boys

Question 2

Teachers

Answer 2

Compulsory for teachers to be Nazi party members
Those who didn’t teach Nazi ideas were dismissed
Teachers chaos taught them how to use Nazi ideas in their teaching
Nearly all teachers joined the Nazi teachers league
Teachers were forced to attend courses to learn about Nazi ideas

Question 3

Subjects

Answer 3

15% of time was spent on PE to ensure a healthy and strong population
Girls were taught domestic skills while boys were taught science and military skills
Both sexes were taught traditional subjects German history geography and maths
New subjects race studies and Nazi eugenics were taught to both sexes

Question 4

Propaganda

Answer 4

All lessons began and ended with the hitler solute
Nazi flags and posters decked classrooms
From 1935 all textbooks had to be approved by the Nazi party
Traditional subjects were rewritten to glorify Germany e.emphasis on German writers and historical figures
Racial ideas and anti semitism were embedded within subjects

Question 5

Ultimate aim of Nazi education policy

Answer 5

To prepare girls to be good wives and mothers
To turn boys into strong soldier who would fight for Germany
Create loyal Nazis
Teach Nazi beliefs about race
To glorify Germany and the Nazi party
To put across key Nazi ideals