Young People Flashcards
Who were sacked?
Jewish teachers
What did the teachers have to do ?
Had to take an oath and join a nazi teachers league
What happened to text books?
They were rewritten to include nazi ideas, there were now courses in German history, politics and “racial hygiene”
What happened to lessons?
Religious education was scrapped and PE classes were doubled
What were youth movements?
1940 nearly all children belonged to the hitler youth
There was a law in 1939 merged all groups into hitler youth groups, further laws made it compulsory
What did these youth groups include?
DJV (young German folk) boys 10-14
JM (young girls) 10-14
HJ (hitler youth) boys 14-18
BDM (league of German girls) 14-18
What badges did they get for athletic achievements? (List 3)
Running 60 m in 10 seconds Long jump of 3.25 m Ball throwing 35 m Pull up on the bar twice Swimming 600 m
Why did they do this?
Training them for the army
Training women to be ideal nazi women
Wanted to make committed nazis
Wanted to implant ideas of maser race young, this way there was less questioning
In 1933 what changed with running schools ?
They used to be run by the local state but once nazis took power it was run by a “ministry of education” in beeline
How unsuccessful were these policies for children?
There were rebellious groups; edelweiss pirates, white rose group and swing youth
These groups wrote anti nazi protests on walls, fought with the hitler youth. Danced the jitterbug and wore tartan clothing and long hair to look British
Although hitler youth was compulsory, 1 million didn’t go
How successful were these policies for children?
Enjoyed socialising so people went
Fun activities
Liked to learn things like shooting
In war hyper had a “hitler youth divisions” with some of the most effective units, had the very most brutal reputations as they were very committed nazis
