Nazi policies towards young people in school

• Who was appointed as Education Minister by Hitler in 1934?

  Bernhard Rust
• What was the main goal of Hitler's appointment of Bernhard Rust as Education Minister?

  To bring all schools under Nazi control for indoctrination
• What measures did the Nazis take to control teachers?

  • Law passed in April 1933 to sack disapproved teachers
  • 180 teachers sacked in Prussia
  • Mandatory oath of loyalty to Hitler
  • Required membership in the Nazi Teachers' League
  • Over 200,000 teachers attended Nazi ideology courses by 1939
• What was required of all teachers in Nazi Germany?

  To swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler
• What was the purpose of the Nazi Teachers' League?

  To run courses on Nazi ideology for teachers
• How many teachers attended the Nazi ideology courses by 1939?

  Over 200,000 teachers
• What were the requirements for lessons in Nazi schools?

  • All lessons started and ended with 'Heil Hitler'
  • Presence of Nazi flags and posters in classrooms
• What changes did the Nazis make to the school curriculum?

  They added new subjects like 'Race Studies' and altered traditional subjects
• What new subject was introduced in Nazi schools?

  'Race Studies'
• How did the Nazis alter traditional subjects in schools?

  They incorporated Nazi ideas into them
• What was emphasized more in the Nazi school curriculum?

  Physical Education (PE)
• What was required for new textbooks in Nazi schools starting in 1935?

  They had to be approved by the Nazis
• Which book was made a compulsory school text by the Nazis?

  Mein Kampf