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How did the Nazis Change the Lives of Young People? Flashcards

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How had Hitler hoped to use the German school system?

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To brainwash young Germans into loving him and the Nazi Party.

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What did Hitler believe about young children who learned to idolise him?

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That they would continue to admire him for the rest of their lives.

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What happened to children to make them believe a particular set of ideas?

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They were indoctrinated.

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What were there very few opportunities for the students to do?

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Think for themselves.

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What were students mainly taught about in history?

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Great German military victories and how badly Germany was treated at the end of the First World War.

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What were students mainly taught about in geography?

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They outlined areas in the world that Germany would soon conquer.

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What were students mainly taught about in science?

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Weapon-making and chemical warfare.

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What were students asked about in maths?

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They were asked to calculate how much money Germany would save if they got rid of all disabled people.

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What happened to the amount of time given over to PE?

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It trebled in the 1930s.

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What new subject was made?

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‘Eugenics’ - Race Studies.

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What were students taught about in Eugenics?

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Here, students were taught how to improve their race and about the Nazi belief in the inferiority of black people, eastern Europeans and in particular, Jews.

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What could help explain why so many ordinary Germans failed to speak out against the way Nazis persecuted other races?

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A whole generation of young people grew up believing that they were better than other races.

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What happened to textbooks in school?

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They were rewritten so that Nazi beliefs were taught as accepted facts.

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What were teachers made to do in schools?

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Put across Nazi ideas in lessons.

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What did all teachers have to join and what happened if they refused to join?

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The German Teachers League, and any who refused to teach the way that Nazis wanted were sacked.

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What happened to students who were identified by their teachers as potential future Nazi leaders?

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They were sent to special academies known as ‘Napolas’ (National Political Educational Institutions)

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What did the Hitler Youth Organisations set up?

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Schools, called ‘Adolf Hitler Schools’

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What did individuals do at ‘Adolf Hitler Schools’?

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They did intense training, including many academic examinations and tough physical exercise.

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What did youngsters at ‘Adolf Hitler Schools’ graduate as?

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‘Ideal Nazis’.

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What % university lecturers or professors were replaced between what years?

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Between 1933 and 1934, 15% of lecturers.

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How much of the % of university lecturers or professors being replaced were for what reasons?

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A third for racial reasons, a half for political reasons.

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How many university lecturers or professors were dismissed by 1939?

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Over 3000.

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Which world-famous physicist left the country due to the Nazis?

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Albert Einstein.

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What did German universities have to change?

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Their course, so that they reflected what the Nazis believed.

25
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Give an example of change in university courses:

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Physics courses did not include Einstein’s Theory of Relativity because he was Jewish.

26
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What did all university students have to do?

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Train as a soldier for a month each year.

27
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Who picked the top university professors?

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The Nazis.

28
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Did the Nazis regard university education as important?

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No.

29
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What happened to the number of Germans attending university during the Nazi era?

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It reduced.

30
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When did Hitler give a speech outlining what the ideal teenager should be like?

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1935

31
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What did Hitler want to train up?

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A ‘new type’ of disciplined and healthy human beings, ‘young men and women who can suffer pain’.

32
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What is Hitler’s quote about his belief of the ideal teenager?

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‘They must be as fast as a greyhound, as tough as leather and as hard as steel’.

33
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When did Hitler set up what organisation?

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In 1922, Hitler set up the Hitler Youth Organisation.

34
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When did Hitler Youth clubs meet and to do what?

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They met after school to talk about Nazi beliefs and ideas.

35
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What were boys taught in Hitler Youth clubs?

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Military skills, as well as how important it was to be loyal to Hitler.

36
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What were girls taught in Hitler Youth clubs?

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How to be good wives and mothers, as well as how important it was to be loyal to Hitler.

37
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When did Hitler ban all other youth groups?

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When the Nazis came to power in 1933.

38
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Give 2 examples of youth groups that Hitler banned in 1933:

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-The Cub Scouts
-Church youth clubs

39
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What happened as a result of Hitler banning other youth groups?

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Lots more young people joined the Hitler Youth.

40
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What law was introduced in 1936?

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A Law for the Incorporation of German Youth.

41
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What did the Law for the Incorporation of German Youth do?

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It have the Hitler Youth ‘equal status’ to school and home.

42
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When were memberships of the Hitler Youth made compulsory?

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1939.

43
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What did the Hitler Youth organisation control for children under 14?

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All sports facilities and youth competitions.

44
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What did boys typically join from age 6 to 10?

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‘Little Fellows’

45
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What did boys join after ‘Little Fellows’?

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‘Young Folk’

46
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From what ages were boys a fully-fledged member of the ‘Hitler Youth’?

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From 14 to 18 years old.

47
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What 4 things did boys learn to do at Hitler Youth meetings?

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-How to march
-How to fight with knives
-How to fire a gun
-How to keep themselves fit

48
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What did the Nazis want to prepare boys for?

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Their future role as soldiers.

49
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When did boys attend Hitler Youth meetings?

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Several times a week after school, and they went to special weekend camps every month.

50
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Describe the order of clubs which girls in Nazi Germany had to join:

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-‘Young Girls’ between 10 and 14
-‘League of German Girls’ from 14 to 17

51
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What 3 main things did German girls do in Nazi clubs?

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-Keep fit
-Cook good meals
-Look after babies
All to prepare for motherhood.

52
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What 2 things did girls still do at Nazi clubs?

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Go on tough marches and attend weekend camps.

53
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What were both boys and girls encouraged to do?

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Report their parents or teachers if they criticised Hitler or told jokes about the Nazis.

54
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What were the difference in memberships like of the Hitler Youth clubs between 1933 and 1939?

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In 1933 there were just under 2.3 million memberships, in 1939 there were just over 7.2 million memberships.

55
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How had the rate of memberships to Hitler Youth clubs changed with the rate of population of Germany aged 10-18?

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The rate of membership increased much more rapidly compared the the population growth of people aged 10-18, showing how attractive the youth clubs were for many youngsters.

56
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Who were the Swing Youth?

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A group of youngsters who refused to join the Hitler Youth, went to parties, listened to American Jazz music and had Jewish friends.

57
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Why had Nazis banned American Jazz?

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Because of its black origins.

58
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Name 3 other youngster formed gangs:

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-The ‘Roving Dudes’
-The ‘Edelweiss Pirates’
-The ‘Navajos’

59
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What did youngster formed anti-Hitler groups do?

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They went camping and sung songs making fun of Hitler. They even physically attacked Hitler Youth groups.

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