Life in nazi germany - policies towards the youth

• What was the 3rd Reich?

  Hitlers aims to have an 1000 year Nazi state
• What is indoctrination?

  Teaching a set of beliefs that may be weighted towards an unfair point of view.
• What is Hitler Youth?


  The Nazi youth organisation
• What is the girls' wing of Hitler youth?

  League of German maidens
• When was Hitler youth membership made compulsory?

  1936 from 10 years
• How many boys were part of Hitler youth in 1939?

  90% of German boys over 14 years old
• What was the aim of Hitler Youth (boys wing)?

  to prepare German boys to be future soldiers
• What was the Hitler youth (boys wing) uniform?

  military-style uniforms
• What did members of Hitler youth (boys wing) do?

  physical exercise, rifle drills, political indoctrination
• What was the aim of the League of German Maidens?


  to prepare German girls for future motherhood
• What was the uniform of the League of German Maidens?

  A blue skirt, white blouse and heavy marching shoes
• What did members of the League of German Maidens do?

  domestic skills such as sewing and cooking
• What did all teachers have to join?

  Nazi Teachers' Association
• What was taught in history?

  > struggle between nations

  > superiority of Germany and the Aryan race

  > rise of Nazi party
• What was taught in biology class?

  - eugenics

  - untermenschen
• What is Untermenschen?


  sub-human race - jews
• What is eugenics?

  study of selective breeding for desired characteristics in humans
• What was taught in racial studies?

  Aryans are superior and Jews are inferior
• What were the napolas


  They were boarding schools set up to help produce the next leaders of nazi germany