Nazi control of the young through education

• What was the primary focus of education under the Nazis according to Bernhard Rust?


  Creating Nazis
• What law did the Nazis pass in April 1933 regarding teachers?


  It allowed the sacking of teachers not conforming to Nazi educational methods
• How many secondary headteachers were dismissed in Prussia due to the Nazi law?


  180
• What were the requirements for teachers under the Nazi regime?

  Teachers had to swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler and join the Nazi Teachers’ League
• What role did the Nazi Teachers’ League play in education?


  It ran political education courses for teachers
• What was a common feature in all classrooms during the Nazi regime?

  Classrooms contained Nazi posters, flags, and a portrait of Hitler
• How did lessons begin and end in Nazi classrooms?


  With the Nazi salute and children saying ‘Heil Hitler’