Nazi Germany: Life for Young People in Nazi Germany Flashcards
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what did the Nazis aim to do to schools and universities
Indoctrinate young people into racial ideas of Nazism and make loyal to Hitler
Train girls to be good Aryan wives and mothers
Prepare boys to be effective soldiers
Nazi policies on teachers
Jewish teachers dismissed
Teachers encouraged to join NSLB (Nazi teaching union) by 1939 97 percent of teacher were members
Primary school teachers sent to special camps for month long training course
Nazi Policy on Curriculum
Changed to reflect nazi ideas
history taught national pride
Biology taught blood purity and eugenics
girls followed less academic curriculum focused on preparing mother hood, housekeeping and keeping fit
15 percent of timetable was PE and anyone who failed fitness test expelled
Nazi policy on special schools
Adolf Hitler schools established to teach elite of German boys
Order Castles established to prepare SS officers (used live fire exercise and some students killed)
Purpose of Hitler Youth
controll young people outside of school
make them loyal to Hitler
What was the Hitler Youth?
took over many Youth groups and was a nazi controlled Youth group
what was the league of German maidens
female version of Hitler Youth
Aims of league of German maidens
make girls loyal to Hitler
educate young women in how to he fit and prepared to4 mother hood
What activities did the Hitler Youth do?
1939 90 percent of German boys members of HJ
could join at 6 and join main organisation at 14
took part in shooting and marches
separate groups that taught glider flying, motorcycle repair and sailing
What activities did the league of German maidens do
Took part in cooking, cleaning, exercise, sports, gymnastics, marching and swimming
Impact of Nazi Policy on young people and education
quality and breadth of education deteriorated
very few coeducational schools
Girls educational opportunities decreased
Jewish children persecuted at school and excluded
How many boys were in the Hitler Youth
7 Million
