Weimar youth Flashcards
What were youths starting to do
Breaking constraints of family, school and religion
When did most people leave school
14 and then they began employment
What did many youths participate in
Crime and anti-social behaviour
How many people were unemployed between 14-21 between 1925-1926
17%
What did the baby boom of 1900 to 1910 cause
Increase in youths and not enough jobs
What did day centres help with
Skills
What are 3 youth groups
Wandervogel, church youth groups and political youth groups
What was wandervogel
A youth group created before the establishment of Weimar that conducted in activities such as hiking, swimming and sleeping in the wild
Who were typically in the Wandervogel
Mainly middle class boys
What did the Wandervogel believe
Non political but very nationalistic, they held a negative view of industrialisation and big cities
What was a church youth group
Group that promoted religion to youths and instil respect for the church, family and school
Who were the church youth groups aimed at
Middle class people
What were political youth groups
Political parties such as the SPD and KPD created miniature groups that held their ideology to distil it into the youth of Germany
Who did political youth groups appeal to
Middle and upper class youths, but also a lot of working class in Berlin
Which political group had the most members
SPD
