Summary 8 - Nazi policies towards young people - schools Flashcards
When did the Nazis gain control of the curriculum and specify what was to be taught?
From 1935, the Nazis controlled the curriculum and specified what was to be taught.
How did the Nazis use the curriculum to their advantage?
The curriculum was used as a tool of political indoctrination.
Give examples of things that were placed on the curriculum by the Nazis?
The curriculum promoted ‘racial health’ – physical fitness; race and heredity and German history.
Why were new Nazi schools created?
New Nazi schools were created to train a future elite.
Which Law meant that some teachers were removed from their jobs on the grounds of political unreliability or because they were Jewish?
The Law for the Re-establishment of a Professional Civil Service
Teachers were pressurised into joining which organisation?
Teachers were pressurised into joining the National Socialist Teachers League.
To what extent did teachers resist the regime?
The level of resistance from teachers was vey low, most teachers were willing to comply with the regime.
