Youth Flashcards
What were the nazis aims for the youth?
They wanted control the youth to guarantee Nazi Germanys survival and Hitler’s dream of a ‘thousand-year Reich’. German young people would be owned by the Nazi Party. Young people would be taught to be patriotic and believe in a strong Germany. Boys should be the workforce of a future Germany and be prepared to die for the Germany, showing no weakness. As the leader of the Nazi Teachers’ League put it: “Those who have youth on their side control the future.”
When was Hitler Youth created?
The Hitler Youth, created in 1926, expanded rapidly after 1933 with the support of the government.
What did boys do in the Hitler Youth?
Military style training; marching, camping, hiking, map reading and rifle shooting. They had uniforms and ranks like the army. They also had to learn Nazi ideology and race theory.
What did girls do in the Hitler Youth?
Activities like sports, intended to enhance fitness, strength, and beauty. There were also classes on grooming, needlework, and German traditions.
In 1933 all other youth organisations, except what ones were taken over by the Hitler Youth? After 1936 all other youth organisations were banned
Catholic ones protected by the Concordat,
In 1935, during a rally of 100,000 members of the Hitler Youth and League of German Girls in Nuremberg, how many fifteen- to eighteen-year-old girls became pregnant.
900
The youth were able to participate in competitions such as the National Vocational Competition where they challenged others in trades. How many participants were there in 1939?
There were ½ million participants in 1939
The Hitler Youth was filled with Nazi propaganda in the form of film to increase their desire to sacrificially serve the Fuhrer and oppose enemies of the Nazi party. “Film Hour for the Young” occurred monthly in 1934 became what?
became a weekly occurrence from 1936-1939.
Movies was a particularly important way to indoctrinate youth, with about how many youths viewing Nazi producer and director Karl Ritter’s films between 1936 and 1939.
6,000,000
Hitler Youth were encouraged to embrace their adolescent desires of rebelling against their parents’ generation to further at the aims of the Nazis. Such as embracing their rebellion by protesting for having to pay for their parent’s generation’s actions such as?
the young plan
