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Nazi policies towards the youth (What Nazis wanted from the young people…
Nazi policies towards the youth
What Nazis wanted from the young people
Interests of Germany first
Wanted people to feel like they were part of national project
This would make Germany stronger
Wanted hard work and personal sacrifices for Germany
Create next generation of Nazis
Wanted young people to support ideas on racial purity and Aryan supremacy
This meant more Aryan children would be born
Would increase population and make Germany stronger
Important part of Hitler's vision for the future
Needed young people to have more children
Loyalty
If they did this then it would Germany stronger
Wanted them to be obediant
Nazis wanted young people to Nazi values and Hitler
If Nazis wanted to create any future, they need German people to follow instructions
Hitler Youth (Boys)
Little fellows
Fitness was important
Wanted to promote physical health and well being
For age 6-10 years
Main activities were sport, hiking and camping
Wanted them to join the Army or have lots of children
German Young People
Focused on discipline, comradeship, obedience and ability to follow others
They wanted young people to have those important values drilled in
Prepared young people to join military
Youth group leaders reinforced key messages
Main activities were parade drills
e.g how Treaty of Versailles was very unfair
For ages 10-14
Hitler Youth
Hitler Youth boys collected money and donations for the Winterhilfswerk
This charity supported poorer families by providing them with heating coal and warm clothing during the colder winter months
focused on discipline, comradeship, obedience and the ability to follow orders
Or they would be collecting old clothing or old newspapers for new uses.
Main activities were parade drills, shooting and marching
Youth group leaders also reinforced key Nazi messages
For 14-18 years old
If aged 18-21, would be expected to work in Army or the Reichsarbeitdienst (Labour service)
Hitler Youth (Women)
League of German maidens
Physical fitness was important for when girls would spend a year working on the land as farmers.
collected money and donations for the Winterhilfswerk
Also did exercise, parades and marches
Helped with heating coal and warm clothing during the colder winter months, or collecting old clothing or old newspapers for new uses.
Activities were preparing girls for life at home
Leaders enforced key Nazi messages
For 14-18 year olds
Faith and beauty movement
Learned how to cook
Learned how to clean the family home
Activities focused on preparing young women for their roles as mothers and wives
Learned how to make and repair clothes
For people aged 18-21
League of young girls
Nazis wanted girls fit so they can have healthy children
Some girls would spend a year on farm helping the harvest
Main activities were sport and camping
Enforce key Nazi messages
For 10-14 year olds