Youth in Nazi Germanyouth in Nazi GermanyThose who have youth on their side control the future.’ Group-5

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What was the purpose of education in Nazi Germany?What was the purpose of education in Nazi Germany?

What were the different youth organizations for boys and What were the different youth organizations for boys and girls?girls?

Why did people join these groups?Why did people join these groups?

How were teachers treated in Nazi schools?How were teachers treated in Nazi schools?

What was the Cult of Motherhood?What was the Cult of Motherhood?

INTRO TO THE TOPIC

The Hitler Youth movement emphasized: activism, physical training, NAZI ideology, especially nationalism and racial concepts, and absolute obedience to Hitler and the NAZI Party

Hitler saw the Hitler Youth movement as a tool to hardening boys for their future role of soldiers.

He wanted a generation of "victorious active, daring youth, immune to pain."

The Nazis seized power in 1933. Independent youth groups were absorbed into the Hitler Youth or abolished. There were programs for both boys and girls, but they were very different given Hitler's concept of the proper role of women.

Why did the Hitler youth organizations exist?

He Started getting interest in the youth of the Country. He Felt The Nazi Society could be established only by teaching children the Nazi Ideology.

Due to this all the Jewish teachers from the schools for thrown out.

For Hitler, this meant that German children must grow up as Nazis.

The boys would grow into soldiers and the girls were to be trained to be mothers of the “master race”

Hitler Youth Rules

Members of the HJ must not be seen in uniform with girls

Members of the HJ must not buy things at Jewish

shops

HJ members must ignore friends and parents while marching along as a HJ

After reading through these rules, how much control do you think that the HJ had over the lives of young people within Nazi

Germany?

Boys Age Activities

6-10 Pimpfen (Little Fellows). Hiking, camping, physical exercise.

10-14 Deutsche Jungvolk (German Young People)Oath of loyalty to Hitler, trained in military discipline and music.

14-18 Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth). More advanced military training.

Girls Age Activities

10-14 Jugenmadel (Young Maidens)Physical exercise and health training.

14-18 Bund Deutscher Madel (League of German Maidens)Training for motherhood

Boys

10 – 14 Years Old

Deutsches Jungvolk – DJ (Pimpfen)

German Young People (Cubs)

Girls

10 – 14 Years Old

Jungmadelbund – JM

League of Young GirlsBoys

14 - 18 Years Old

Hitler Jugend – HJ

Hitler Youth

Girls

14 - 18 Years Old

Bund Deutscher Madel – BDM

League of German Girls

OROR

Pressures to join

A EXAMPLE TO GET THE POINTA EXAMPLE TO GET THE POINT

HJ letter:HJ letter:

The Hitler Jugend come to you today with the question: why are The Hitler Jugend come to you today with the question: why are you not willing to join the ranks of the HJ? Write your reasons on you not willing to join the ranks of the HJ? Write your reasons on the enclosed blank form.the enclosed blank form.

Hitler Youth Law 1936 – compulsory, banned other youth Hitler Youth Law 1936 – compulsory, banned other youth groups.groups.

Education

“The whole purpose of Education is to create Nazis.” (The Ministry of Education).

“German language History, Geography, Chemistry and Mathematics must concentrate on military subjects- the glorification of military service and German heroes”

Taught to be good NazisTaught to be good Nazis

German youth to be ‘ educated in the spirit of National German youth to be ‘ educated in the spirit of National Socialism’Socialism’

Hitler to parent ‘ You may disagree with me but your children Hitler to parent ‘ You may disagree with me but your children are mine already’.are mine already’.

Subjects NazifiedSubjects Nazified

Teachers Teachers and Pupilsand Pupils

Due to this all the Jewish teachers from the schools for thrown out.

Told pupils to study on Nazi IdeologyTold pupils to study on Nazi Ideology

If spoke against Nazis : sacked and forced to attend Nazi re-If spoke against Nazis : sacked and forced to attend Nazi re-education programmes.education programmes.

THE NAZI CULT OF MOTHERHOOD

Women in Nazi Germany played an important role in the idea of the Volksgemeinschaft. They were to provide the foundations of the racially pure community that Hitler hoped to create.

Hitler said “every child that a woman brings into the world is a battle, a battle waged for the existence of her people”.

Women and men were supposed to exist in separate spheres according to Nazi ideology. The Nazis said that these separate spheres had a biological basis.

Hitler said “the world of women is a smaller world. For her world is her husband, her family, her children , and her house”.

The role of women was celebrated and held up as important, however it is difficult not to see women in Nazi Germany as inferior to men.

The three Ks (Kinder, Kirche, Kuche) – motto for women. ‘Children’ for motherhood, ‘Church’ for morality and ‘Kitchen’ for wife and domestic provider.

The entire focus of a females existence in Nazi Germany was supposed to be on domesticity and motherhood.

Girls were educated in domestic and child-rearing skills at school and in the Jungmadel and German Girls league.

Children, Church and Kitchen

During the years of the Weimar Republic women had become more modern. They were given the vote and enjoyed more employment opportunities (especially in the professions).

The Nazis felt that ‘modern woman’ was a degenerate threat to racial purity and the idea of Volksgemeinschaft.

These women wanted to return to their traditional role.

Weimar woman versus Nazi maiden

Women’s interests were represented by the Nazi Women’s League. They used propaganda extensively to encourage women to embrace the three Ks.

Many professional women lost their jobs and the number of female university students was restricted.

He also made some other Nazi policies on Women.

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