Nazi Policies on Youth and Women

• Were women counted in the unemployment figures of the RAD?

  No, women were not counted in the unemployment figures.
• What was the main youth opposition group against the Nazis?

  The Edelweiss Pirates
• How did the Edelweiss Pirates express their opposition to the Hitler Youth?

  By daubing anti-Nazi slogans and singing folk songs
• How many Edelweiss Pirates were arrested in 1942?

  Over 700
• What significant event occurred in Cologne involving the Edelweiss Pirates in 1944?

  They killed the Gestapo chief
• What was the consequence of the Edelweiss Pirates killing the Gestapo chief?

  12 of them were publicly hanged
• When was the White Rose group formed?

  In 1943
• What actions did the White Rose group take against the Nazis?

  They published anti-Nazi leaflets and protested
• Who were the leaders of the White Rose group?

  Hans and Sophie Scholl
• What was the fate of Hans and Sophie Scholl?

  They were arrested and sentenced to the guillotine
• What were the names of the youth groups that rejected Nazi values during the war?

  Swing Youth and Jazz Youth
• What activities did the Swing Youth and Jazz Youth engage in?

  They drank alcohol and danced to jazz
• How did the Nazis view jazz music?

  As degenerate and called it 'Negro music'
• What was the role of the Gestapo regarding youth groups like Swing Youth and Jazz Youth?


  They closely monitored and raided illegal clubs
• What type of state was Nazi Germany?

  Totalitarian state
• What was the consequence for those deemed 'enemies of the state' in Nazi Germany?

  They were ruthlessly persecuted
• What was Hitler's vision for the Third Reich?

  • Lasting for a thousand years
  • Indoctrination of German children into Nazi ideology
• At what age were children encouraged to join the Hitler Youth?

  Age 10
• What was made compulsory in 1936 regarding youth organizations?

  Membership in the Hitler Youth
• What percentage of German boys aged 14 and over were members of the Hitler Youth by 1939?

  90 percent
• What were the aims of the Hitler Youth and the League of German Maidens?

  • Hitler Youth: Prepare boys for future soldiers
  • League of German Maidens: Prepare girls for motherhood
• What type of uniforms did boys in the Hitler Youth wear?

  Military-style uniforms
• What uniform did girls in the League of German Maidens wear?

  Blue skirt, white blouse, heavy shoes
• What activities were emphasized in the Hitler Youth and the League of German Maidens?

  • Hitler Youth: Physical exercise, rifle practice, political indoctrination
  • League of German Maidens: Physical exercise, domestic skills like sewing and cooking
• How did Nazi education influence young Germans?

  • Indoctrination into political and racial ideas of Nazism
  • Teachers had to join the Nazi Teachers’ Association
  • Curriculum altered to reflect Nazi ideology
• What was included in the history lessons under Nazi education?

  A course on the rise of the Nazi Party
• How were biology lessons used in Nazi education?

  To teach Nazi racial theories of evolution
• How many sports lessons did German schoolchildren have each week?

  Five one-hour lessons
• What subjects were downgraded in importance in Nazi education?

  Chemistry and Mathematics
• What was the overall aim of Nazi education for children?

  To brainwash children into accepting Nazi ideas
• What type of state was Nazi Germany?

  Totalitarian state
• What was the Nazi view on 'enemies of the state'?

  They were ruthlessly persecuted
• What were the expected roles of women in Nazi Germany?

  • Stay at home
  • Look after the family
  • Produce children for the Aryan race
• What did Hitler believe women's lives should revolve around?

  The three 'Ks'
• What did Goebbels say about the mission of women?

  To be beautiful and bring children
• What was the Nazi view on women's roles in the workforce?

  Women should not work outside the home
• What law did Hitler introduce to encourage marriage?

  Law for the Encouragement of Marriage
• What financial incentive was provided to newlywed couples?

  A loan of 1,000 marks
• What award was given to women with many children?

  The Mother’s Cross
• What was one way women could contribute to the Aryan race?

  Volunteer to have a baby for an SS member