Nazi policies with the youth Flashcards
What were the 3 ways in which the Nazis controlled the youth
Education system, Hitler youth and the league for German girls
What law expelled Jewish teacher from the education system
Law for Re-Establishment of a Professional Civil Service
When was the Law for Re-Establishment of a Professional Civil Service
1933
When was there vetting of textbooks by the Nazi committees (changing them to the ideas the Nazis wanted to get across)
1933
What year were directives told what areas they can teach by the Ministry of Education
1935
What was one subject the Nazis emphasised on
PE
What type of tales were taught withing the schools
Nordic sagas and anything else that stated that volksgemeinschaft would happen
Why was biology focused on
So the students could understand how the genes were passed down through family and they emphasised on evolution and the idea of survival of the fittest
Why was geography focused on
Learnt about the land lost in the treaty, lebensraum and Poland
What percentage of the people at university were women
10%, Nazis felt as though they should stay home and clean
What percentage of the people at university were Jewish
1.5%
How many staff were fired from universities on racial or political grounds
1200
When were staff declared to sign in support of Hitler
November 1933, made it legal
Where were university student forced to serve for 2 months
SA camps
Why was the importance of university education decreased between 1933 and 1939
As they are 18 and over so the main focus was training them up in the army first also so people would not become clever enough to start asking questions
When was the Hitler youth created and was it initially successful
1926 and it was not
When were all other youth groups besides the catholic church banned
1933W
When was the catholic youth banned and the Hitler youth the only youth group available
1936
Where did the Hitler youth have free access too all over the country
Sports facilities and all their resources
When was the Hitler youth membership made compulsory
1939
What did the quote ‘Live faithfully, fight bravely, die laughing’ mean for the Hitler youth
Be faithful to the Nazis, be ready for war and you cannot complain when your hurt
What did the members of the Hitler youth have to swear to Hitler
An oath of alliegence
What was used to indoctrinate Nazi ideology
Songs, pamphlets, hikes, rituals
How many members were in the Hitler youth in 1930
20,000
How many members were in the Hitler youth in 1939
8.8 million, however membership ta parades began to wane
What happened when children’s parents did not want them to join the Hitler youth
They would join anyway
What did the quote ‘Be faithful, be pure, be German’ mean for the league of German girls
Be faithful to your husband, keep your family Aryan in race and do your duty to your country
What type of dancing were league of German girls expected to do
Ballroom as it was modest and their lessons also kept them fit and active
What other sport were the league of German girls expected to do to keep fit aswell as ballroom
Gymnastics
When did membership become compulsory for league of German girls
1939
What did the quote mean ‘your body belongs to the nation’ for league of German girls
You had to have babies as that is the duty our body had
What type of lessons did most league of German girls partake in
Lessons on how to be mothers
Why did league of German girls have to eat healthy
Their bodies were precious
Why did many join the league of German girls
As they could do things there parents could not and leave the constraints of their home
How was the league of German girls a classless system
It did not matter where you came from all was welcome and all mixed
After 1934 what were the league of German girls girls expected to do
1 year domestic service work, this was unpopular with city girls
What did all women up to the age of 25 have to do in the league of German girls
1 year of unpaid work with Reich Labour Service (equivalent of male military service)
What were some of the league of German girls’ rules
Always keep yourself clean, tend and exercise your body
Drink fruit juice. Leave coffee to the coffee addicts
Practise first aid for use in accidents
Sleep at least nine hours every night
