Social Policies - Young People Flashcards
(19 cards)
How did Nazis gain control over the teachers?
- A number of teachers were dismissed on the grounds of political unreliability or being Jewish
- Teachers pressured to join Nationalist Socialist Teachers League
How did Nazis gain control over the curriculum?
- Military- style drills featured in PE
- Biology stressed race and heredity
- Geography developed concept of Lebensraum
How did Nazis control Universities?
- Women were restricted to 10% of places and Jews 1.5%
- 1200 staff were dismissed on racial/political grounds
- Students did 4 months labour service as the Nazis viewed real life experience as more important than education
When was the Hitler Youth created and was it successful?
1926 and was relatively unsuccessful
Which youth groups were banned?
Apart from those linked to the RC church, the Hitler Youth was the only youth org that wasn’t banned
Who could join the Hitler Youth?
Boys from aged 14
What group could girls join?
The League of German Maidens (BDM)
When could girls join the League of German Maidens (BDM)?
14
What were the main aims of the Hitler Youth?
- to make boys loyal to Hitler
- to control the activities of the young outside the classroom (e.g. prevent them from being teenage rebels)
- to train boys to be soldiers
What were the main aims of the League of German Maidens?
- to make girls loyal to Hitler
- to control the activities of the young outside the classroom (e.g. prevent them from being teenage rebels)
- to train girls to be wives and mothers
What sort of activities would the Hitler Youth do?
- sports
- camping
- firing rifles (and knowing how to clean a rifle)
- marching / hiking
- general fitness
- being indoctrinated with Nazi ideology
What sort of activities would the League of German Maidens do?
- how to look after a family
- cook and sewjhj
- general fitness
- being indoctrinated with Nazi ideology
What did the Hitler Youth do in 1933?
It took over all other youth groups (except Catholic ones)
When were Catholic youth groups eliminated?
1936
In 1933, how many boys and girls were in the Hitler Youth/League of German Maidens?
50% of boys
15% of girls
Why did the Hitler Youth sometimes cause problems at home?
Parents tended not to be as fanatic about Hitler as their children.
The youth groups taught young people to be loyal to Hitler - not their parents.
When did the Hitler Youth become compulsory?
In 1939
Why did some young people feel pressured to join the Hitler Youth?
They hoped it would prove their loyalty to Hitler and keep their family safe from the SS
What did the Hitler Youth do regarding the Fuhrer?
Swear a personal oath of allegiance to the Fuhrer
