Transcript Life in Nazi Germany

Life in Nazi Germany
What is the WORD?
•To be able to recall how
life changed for women and
young people in Nazi
Germany
Which is the odd one out?
Read the 3 pieces of
information and circle the
one you think is the odd one
out.
What do you think is meant by…
What do you think is meant by…
Weimar Germany
Freedom to vote
Nazi Germany
Not allowed to go to university
The role of
women in
Germany
1919-45
Complete this diagram
Women in Nazi Germany
Write a sentence to explain the following
terms for women in Nazi Germany :
Looks
Employment
Rewards
Marriage loans
Lebensborn
How did education change under
the Nazis?
Complete the heads and tails
exercise.
BOYS
GIRLS
Write down as many subjects that were taught in Nazi Germany
How did the Nazis affect
the life of Young people?
In pairs, complete the
worksheet.
Youth movements had been popular in Germany
for a long time, particularly during the Weimar
Period. They usually involved hiking, singing folk
songs, camping and sport. Churches or political
groups ran most of these movements.
The Nazis had formed their own organisation, the
Hitler Youth (HJ), in 1926. Its aims were
To indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology
To make them feel part of a mass movement
To prepare them for a military future
Boys
Girls
10 – 14 Years Old
10 – 14 Years Old
Deutsches Jungvolk – DJ (Pimpfen)
Jungmadelbund – JM
German Young People (Cubs)
League of Young Girls
Boys
Girls
14 - 18 Years Old
14 - 18 Years Old
Hitler Jugend – HJ
Bund Deutscher Madel – BDM
Hitler Youth
League of German Maidens
The Hitler Youth (HJ) was formed in 1926 and by 1932
108,000 youths between the ages of 10 and 18 had joined.
Figures showing membership of the Hitler Youth
1932
108,000
1934
3.6 million
1936
5.4 million
1938
7.0 million
1939
7.3 million
How do you account for the rapid growth in membership
of the Hitler Youth?
It may be worth noting that the total number of 10-18 year
olds in Germany in 1939 was 8.9 million.
Many young people enjoyed the
excitement of the HJ – camping,
hiking, weapons training…
Many youths disliked
the strict regimentation
– being told what to do
and when to do it
Alternative youth
groups sprang up
across Germany –
e.g. The Edelweiss
Pirates, The Navajos
Gang, The Kittelbach
Pirates…
Many young people liked the feeling
of importance – the uniform, the
respect, the adoration…
Lots of youths
resented the fact
How did young people
within Germany react
to the HJ?
Lots of youths wanted to
listen to Jazz, try out new
fashions and hair styles,
smoke and drink alcohol. All
of these activities were
banned in The Hitler Youth
that their old clubs
and youth groups
were banned
Alternative youth
groups ambushed
Hitler Youth patrols
and beat them up.
Some girls resented
the fact that they
were ‘trained’ to be
housewives and
mothers at such a
young age.