nazi policies towards the young

Question 1

nazi aims for young people

overall how were boys and girls brought up for the good of germany (4)

Answer 1

1. to be loyal supporters of the nazi party and to believe in nazi policies
2. to be proud german, who supported strong independent germany
3. boys to be strong and healthy to work for the german economy and fight in german forces
4. girls to be strong and healthy to be strong wives and fertile mothers

Question 2

3 examples of youth group activities for both boys and girls

Answer 2

1. learning about racial superiority
2. singing patriotic songs
3. reporting people who made anti-nazi comments

Question 3

examples of youth group activities for: girls and boys

Answer 3

girls - cookery, housework, learning about babies and childcare
boys - shooting, military drills, helping fire brigade during the war

Question 4

what were the 4 nazi youth groups and what ages where they for

Answer 4

young german folk (boys 10 - 14)
young girls (girls 10 -14)
hitler youth (boys 14 - 18)
league of german maidens (girls 14 - 18)

Question 4

nazi control of education

what were the subjects taught

Answer 4

• 15% of time was spent on PE, making healthy and strong population
• girls taught domestic skills, boys taught sciences and military skills
• both sexes taught, german, history, and maths

Question 5

nazi control of education

what were the 2 new subjects taught

Answer 5

• race sudies (learning how to classify racial groups and superiority of aryan race)
• eugenics (science of controlled breeding to attempt to produce the perfect human)

Question 6

nazi control of education

teachers

Answer 6

• compulsory for teachers to be members of the nazi party
• those who didn’t teach nazi ideas were dismissed
• nearly all teachers joined the nazi teachers league