Nazi Education and Youth Flashcards
what school system did the Nazis abolish when they came to power?
the private primary school system
what did secondary schools emphasise under the Nazis?
physical fitness
what was a ‘Napolas’ school?
a free boarding school for elite boys to be trained as future government administrators
what was the NSLB and when was it set up?
Nationalist Socialist Teachers League
set up in April 1929 by the Nazis to act as a union
how did the Nazis get control over the appointment of teachers?
24 September
a decree was passed which gave the Nazis control over appointments
what happened to the teaching profession under the Nazis?
under the Nazis, teachers were looked down upon as they were seen as intellectuals
what was the main aim of education under the Nazis?
to indoctrinate the youth in Nazi racial policies
- teach loyalty to Hitler
- ensure physical fitness
- maintain racial purity
how many new teachers qualified in 1938?
2,500 which was not enough to fill the 8,000 vacancies for teaching
under the Nazis how much did sport cover the curriculum?
15%
how was History as a subject catered towards Nazi ideals?
it was used to teach about a Volksgemeinschaft and a sense of nationhood
how was Biology as a subject catered towards Nazi ideals?
students were taught about race, eugenics and motherhood for girls
what did ‘race studies’ teach?
taught that the Aryan race was the most superior race with the slavs being inferior
the Jews were the source of ALL of Germany’s problems
what age group was the Pimpfen for?
6-10 boys
what age group was the Jungvolk for?
10-14 boys
what age group was the Hitler Jugend for?
14-18 boys
