Living in Nazi Germany - Nazi youth movement
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- Youth in Nazi Germany
- Boys
- What were boys for?
- Soldiers, Hitler knew that war was inevitable and he would need millions of soldiers
- Organisations for boys
- At 5 they joined the Little Fellows
- At 10 they joined the German Youth
- From 14-18, the Hitler Youth
- Emphasised obedience through military discipline
- What happened?
- Regular camps encourages obedience to the Nazi state rather than parents
- Informing on friends/family who were insufficiently pro-Nazi was encouraged
- Loyal members received awards and the opportunity to attend mass parades
- What were boys for?
- Girls
- What were girls for?
- The Nazis wanted to produce a new master race in Europe, the Aryans
- Hitler wanted to increase Germany's population massively, so they needed women to have many children
- Organisations for girls
- At 10 they joined the Young Girls movement
- From 14-18 they were part of The League of German Maidens
- Taught to produce children for the Master Race
- Previously there was nothing for girls
- What were girls for?
- Membership was voluntary at first, but pressure to join was intense
- Young people were accused of being anti-Nazi if they refused
- Became compulsory in 1936
- The Nazi Youth movements were linked to the Nazi education system
- Boys
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