Life for Young People

Question 1

What sort of ideas did the Nazis want to instil in young people?

Answer 1

That individuals had to be willing to sacrifice themselves for Germany and Hitler, that boys had to prepare for military service and girls for motherhood, and that they were part of the Master Race superior to all other races

Question 2

What did German teachers have to join?

Answer 2

The National Socialist Teachers’ League (NSLB)

Question 3

Within 6 years what percentage of teachers had joined?

Answer 3

97%

Question 4

What percentage of the school curriculum was dedicated to PE?

Answer 4

15%

Question 5

When was the Hitler Youth movement established?

Answer 5

1922

Question 6

Who was the Hitler Youth movement led by?

Answer 6

Baldur von Schumacher

Question 7

Which law made Hitler Youth membership compulsory, and when was this law passed?

Answer 7

Youth Law, 1936

Question 8

Give three examples of youth groups that were forced to disband.

Answer 8

Boy Scouts movement, Catholic Youth Clubs, the youth wings of political parties like the Communist party and the Social Democrats

Question 9

What would happen when a boy joined Hitler Youth?

Answer 9

He would be put on probation and learn about Hitler and the Hitler Youth, as well as the words to the Nazi Party anthem

Question 10

What was the name of the Nazi party anthem?

Answer 10

Horst Wessel Song

Question 11

What did a boy have to do to win a Hitler Youth membership?

Answer 11

Run 60 metres, go on a hike and complete a courage test

Question 12

What would a boy receive when he won his membership?

Answer 12

A uniform, a badge and a dagger inscribed “Blood is Honour”

Question 13

What was the name of the aged 6-10 section of the Hitler Youth?

Answer 13

Cubs

Question 14

What was the name of the aged 10-14 section of the Hitler Youth?

Answer 14

Young German Folk

Question 15

What was the name of the aged 14-18 section of the Hitler Youth?

Answer 15

Hitler Youth

Question 16

What activities did the Hitler Youth take part in?

Answer 16

Military style activities like marches, camps and war games, as well as singing rousing campfire songs based on German folklore

Question 17

When was rifle practice introduced to the Hitler Youth?

Answer 17

1937

Question 18

What were the three subsections of the Hitler Youth?

Answer 18

Flieger-Hitler Youth, Motor-Hitler Youth and Marine-Hitler Youth

Question 19

What kind of pressure to join the Hitler Youth did students face?

Answer 19

Teachers would set punishment essays for students who hadn’t joined, they would be mocked by their teachers and peers and some could be refused their high school diploma

Question 20

What was the name of the Hitler Youth’s monthly magazine?

Answer 20

Will and Power

Question 21

What did the Hitler Youth do during the war?

Answer 21

They were reformed into the home guard and manned searchlights and anti-aircraft guns

Question 22

What was the BDM?

Answer 22

League of German Maidens

Question 23

Who led the BDM?

Answer 23

Trude Mohr

Question 24

What was the name of the aged 10-14 section of the BDM?

Answer 24

Young Girls

Question 25

What was the name of the aged 14-18 section of the BDM?

Answer 25

League of German Maidens

Question 26

What was the name of the aged 14-18 section of the BDM?

Answer 26

Faith and Beauty

Question 27

What did the BDM do during the week?

Answer 27

They had “Home Evenings” which included lessons on cooking and cleaning, storytelling, learning about Hitler and German folklore, and singing patriotic songs

Question 28

What did the BDM do on Saturdays?

Answer 28

Exercise, like sports, marching, gymnastics and swimming

Question 29

What was the BDM’s magazine called?

Answer 29

Maiden’s Works

Question 30

What additional activities were offered by the BDM?

Answer 30

Outward bound courses to build character, and skiing and camping holidays which were free to girls from poor families

Question 31

What did the BDM do during the war?

Answer 31

They collected money, knitted socks, visited wounded soldiers and helped refugees - in addition after 1943 many girls went into the home guard service

Question 32

How large was the Hitler Youth Movement?

Answer 32

They had 7 million members by 1938

Question 33

Give an example of a boy who reported on his family.

Answer 33

Walter Hess

Question 34

How did education suffer during the Nazi regime?

Answer 34

PE, ideology and folklore were prioritised over traditional school subjects under the Nazis, and students were often absent from school to attend Hitler Youth and BDM activities.

Question 35

How many young people avoided joining the Nazi youth movements?

Answer 35

A million