Nazi Policies on Youth, Women, and Jews

GCSE AQA

Nazi Indoctrination

Education system used to brainwash young Germans.

Curriculum Focus

Subjects taught emphasized Nazi ideology and military victories.

Textbook Revision

Textbooks rewritten to reflect Nazi beliefs as facts.

Germans Teachers League

Mandatory membership for teachers promoting Nazi ideology.

Napolas Academies

Special schools for training future Nazi leaders.

University Replacements

15% of university lecturers replaced for political reasons.

Einstein Exile

Albert Einstein left Germany due to Nazi policies.

Military Training

All students trained as soldiers annually.

Hitler Youth

Organization promoting loyalty to Hitler among youth.

Little Fellows

Initial group for boys aged 6-10 in Hitler Youth.

League of German Girls

Group for girls aged 14-17 in Hitler Youth.

Swing Youth

Youth opposing Nazi culture through music and parties.

Three K's

Nazi motto: Kinder, Kirche, Küche (Children, Church, Cooking).

Motherhood Medal

Award for women with the most children.

Lebensborn Movement

Initiative to increase Aryan birth rates.

German Women's League

Organization educating women on motherhood and Nazi beliefs.

Birth Rate Increase

Births rose from 970,000 in 1933 to 1,413,000 in 1939.

Jewish Exclusion

Jews banned from various professions and public spaces.

Reich Citizen Act

1935 law stripping Jews of citizenship rights.

Kristallnacht

November 1938 pogrom against Jews, 100 killed.

Nuremberg Laws

Legislation enforcing racial discrimination against Jews.

Jewish Identification

Mandatory name changes for Jewish men and women.

Ghettoization

Jews forced into segregated living conditions.

Curfew for Jews

Jews restricted to homes from 8 PM to 6 AM.

Anti-Semitic Propaganda

Media spread false narratives blaming Jews for Germany's issues.

Brutal Methods

Nazi tactics included shootings and gas chambers.

Racial Inferiority Beliefs

Nazi ideology claimed Jews and others were inferior.

Eugenics Education

Curriculum included teachings on racial superiority and eugenics.

Youth Camps

Hitler Youth engaged in physical training and military skills.