Cultural

• Domestic cultural policies in Nazi Germany attacked the core of what makes or develops the culture
• National Political Institute of Education (NAPOLA)


  Political institution in charge of restructuring the German education system
• Goals of NAPOLA


  1. Look at what was being taught to children

  2. Restructure the education system entirely

  3. Prioritize German superiority and Germanic roots

  4. Eliminate anything against German history and identity
• Anti-intellectual


  Rejection of intellectual thought processes and restrictions on research
• By 1941-1942, 90% of teachers and university professors in Germany were members of the Nazi party</b>
• State-controlled education in Nazi Germany


  • Prioritized German superiority and racial ideology
  • Desensitized people to anti-Semitism and discrimination
  • Aimed to create loyal, obedient citizens and future soldiers
• Education time was reduced to allow more time for physical training and military drills
• Degenerate art


  Art that was considered unacceptable by the Nazi regime, often modern art or art produced by Jewish artists
• Nazi policy on art

  1. Passed a law in 1934 banning degenerate art

  2. Organized a "Degenerate Art" exhibition to showcase and criticize modern art

  3. Promoted a specific style of "German art" that was aesthetically pleasing and promoted Nazi ideology
• Attack on modern art


  Part of the broader attack on culture to shift societal values and mindsets
• Approved German art


  • Depictions of blonde children, multi-generational families, military uniforms
  • Rewriting of historical events to glorify the Nazi regime