Nazi policies on education and youth

• what was the Nazi view on education?


  -Nazi education policy was designed to make children loyal to the Nazi regime in preparation for their future roles in the state.
• how were teachers controlled by nazis?


  -teachers had a swear a oath of loyalty to Hitler

  -all teachers had to join the Nazi teachers association that taught them Nazi ideas
• How was the curriculum Nazified?

  -Geography taught the need to conquer lebensraum (living space) from the countries of Eastern Europe

  -History taught national pride

  -Biology taught 'blood purity', eugenics and how to recognise Jews

  -15% of the timetable was PE and pupils who failed a fitness test were expelled

  -boys did pe to prepare for the army and girls did domestic sciences o be good housewives
• how were textbooks controlled by Nazis?


  -all textbooks had to be approved by Nazis from 1935

  -mien camp made compulsory in every school
• how were universities nazified?


  -had to change courses to reflect what Nazis believed

  -many lecturers sacked because of race or politics

  -all students had to train as soldiers for a month every year

  -fewer Germans attended uni during Nazi era as it was regarded as less important
• what was the Nazi view on youth?


  -focused on shaping youth for Germany of tomorrow
• what were the aims of the Nazis towards the youth


  -to create future gen of Nazis

  -to ensure children fit and healthy

  -to prepare them for future roles i.e. girls as housewives
• When were Nazi youth groups made compulsory?

  1939
• what Hitler youth organisations were there for boys?


  -ittle Fellows for six to ten year olds.

  -German Young People for ten to 14 year olds.

  -Hitler Youth for 14 to 18 year olds.
• What did boys do in Hitler Youth?


  - they wore military-style uniforms and took part in PE preparing for war

  - they went on camping trips and did sports competitions

  - high achieving boys were sent to Hitler Schools to learn to be Loyal Nazi Leaders
• what Nazi youth orgs were there for girls?


  -young maidens for 10 to 14 year olds

  -league of German maidens for 14 to 21 year olds
• what did girls learn in the league of maidens youth groups?


  -Nazi ideology

  -training on how to be a mother and housewife

  -exercise
• how effective were Nazi polices on the youth?


  -some children loved Hitler youth and fully embraced the Nazi ideas with some snitching on their own parents to police

  -other children weren't as enthusiastic which shows why it was compulsory

  -some protested against it which shows Nazis couldn't control all young people