social policy & practice Flashcards
8.1A, 8.1B, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5A, 8.5B
.what did history, geography, science and maths lessons for school children focus on?
- history- how badly Germany was treated at the end of WW1
- geography- areas in the world Germany would conquer
- science- weapon-making & chemical warfare
- maths- students calculated how much money Germany would save if they got rid of all the disabled people
what were eugenics?
race studies
what were students taught in eugenics?
how to improve their race, the inferiority of black people, Eastern Europeans and Jews
what were NAPOLAS? (National Political Educational Institutions)
special academies where students who were identified as potential future Nazi leaders
what organisation did all teachers have to join?
German Teachers League
what happened between 1933 and 1934?
15% of university lecturers/ professors were replaced- a third for racial reasons and a half for political reasons
how many university lecturers had been dismissed by 1939?
over 3000
in what year did Hitler give a speech outlining what the ideal teenager should be like?
1935
“they must be fast as a greyhound…
as tough as leather and as hard as steel
in what year did Hitler set up Hitler Youth Organisations?
1922
what were boys and girls taught at Hitler Youth?
- boys- military skills
- girls- how to be good wives & mothers
what did the Nazi’s do when they came to power in 1933?
Hitler banned all other youth groups- e.g. Cub Scouts and Church Youth Clubs
what happened in 1936?
a Law for the Incorporation of German Youth gave the Hitler Youth equal status to school & home
when was membership of the Hitler Youth made compulsory?
in 1939
what club would boys aged 6-10 join?
Little Fellows
what club would boys aged 10-14 join?
Young Folk
how old would a boy be when he became a fully-fledged member of Hitler Youth?
14 until he reached adulthood at 18
what did boys learn at Hitler Youth meetings?
- how to march
- fight with knives
- fire a gun
- keep themselves fit
what club did girls aged 10 to 14 join?
the Young Girls
what club did girls aged 14 to 17 join?
League of German Girls
what would girls learn at Hitler Youth?
- went on tough marches
- learn how to keep fit
- cook good meals
- look after babies
- prepare for motherhood
what were boys and girls encouraged to do?
report their parents or teachers if they criticised Hitler or told jokes about the Nazi’s
how much did membership of Hitler Youth increase by from 1933-1939?
- 1933- around 2 million
- 1939- around 7 million
- approximately 5 million
who were Swing Youth?
- people who refused to go to Hitler Youth, partied and listened to American Jazz
who were the Edelweiss Pirates?
- a rebel youth gang which went camping and sang songs making fun of Hitler
- they even physically attacked Hitler Youth groups
- the gang included boys and girls, including Jews
what did Hitler say about women in a 1934 speech?
” the world of a women is a smaller one. For her world is her husband, her family, her children & her house”
what did Nazi’s think about low birth rates?
didn’t fit with their plans to expand Germany’s territory & settle Germans in other areas of Europe
what were the 3 K’s?
Kinder, Kirche and Kuche
what did the 3 K’s mean?
children, church and cooking
what were women banned from doing?
- jury service
- smoking- “unladylike”
- wearing trousers or high heels- “unladylike”
what was given out to newly married couples?
- loans- the equivalent of a year’s wages- to encourage them to have children