Homework due for this lesson Complete your TIG Sheets up to this point! Themes in Germany (Political / Ordinary Lives / International): –Impact of Treaty of Versailles –Other problems Germany faced –3 Crises of 1923 –Why was it a Golden Age of Weimar –Impact of the Depression –Why did more people start to vote for the Nazis after 1929? –How did Hitler become Chancellor in 1933? –How had he become Fuhrer in 1934? –Impact of Nazi rule up to 1939 (propaganda / terror / economics / education covered so far!)

To study the impact of Nazi Youth Organisations on Germany between Youth Organisations in Nazi Germany Lesson Aims

Youth Organisations in Nazi Germany Lesson Objectives -to describe more than one youth organisation in Nazi Germany (C) -to explain the impact of one youth organisation in Nazi Germany (B) -to explain the impact of more than one youth organisation in Nazi Germany (A) -to analyse the links between youth organisations and Nazi Control of Germany (A)

"In the Germanic nations there has never been anything else than equality of rights for women. Both sexes have their rights, their tasks, and these tasks were in the case of each equal in dignity and value, and therefore man and woman were on an equality.“ Hitler speaking in 1935

2 Main Youth Organisations Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend – HJ) for Boys League of German Maidens (Bund Deutscher Mädel) for Girls

Typical members of the Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend, HJ)

What’s this racing up a storm? The Hitler Youth four- boy race! Gallop! Gallop! It’s the final lap! Each boy knows: In games, as in life, the winner is Only he who keeps going to the end! Heil Hitler!

“In the presence of this blood banner which represents our Führer, I swear to devote all my energies and my strength to the savior of our country, Adolf Hitler. I am willing and ready to give up my life for him, so help me God.” Source A

Mottos For Boys “Live Faithfully, Fight Bravely, and Die Laughing!” “We were born to die for Germany!” “You are nothing–your Volk is everything!” Source B

League of German Maidens

Source C Martha Dodd, My Years in Germany (1939) Young girls from the age of ten onward were taken into organizations where they were taught only two things: to take care of their bodies so they could bear as many children as the state needed and to be loyal to National Socialism.

Source D Isle McKee was a member of the German Girls' League, later recalled her experiences in her autobiography. We were told from a very early age to prepare for motherhood, as the mother in the eyes of our beloved leader and the National Socialist Government was the most important person in the nation. We were Germany's hope in the future, and it was our duty to breed and rear the new generation of sons and daughter. These lessons soon bore fruit in the shape of quite a few illegitimate small sons and daughters for the Reich, brought forth by teenage members of the League of German Maidens. The girls felt they had done their duty and seemed remarkably unconcerned about the scandal.

Reasons for the popularity of Hitler Youth From 1936 membership compulsory in Hitler Youth Well organised – different groups for different ages –Hitler Youth, League of German Maidens 1939 – 8 million members! Baldur von Schirach – Leader of Hitler Youth

Reasons for the popularity of Hitler Youth Range of activities – games, sports, physical education, parade, camping – all appealed to young people Children were brainwashed into loyalty to Führer –Fed anti-Communist & anti-Semitic hatred Children believed they were helping the war effort Hitler Youth soldiers played a crucial role in the defence of Berlin, 1945

Watch the Video Clip: What was life like for young people in Nazi Germany? Part 1 (14 minutes) 1) What do you notice about the activities for boys and girls? 2) Do you notice any differences between them? 3) What can this teach us about the Nazi view of boys and girls?

Not all youths supported the Nazis. Why would these young people have attracted the attention of the Nazi authorities?

Not all youths supported the regime – Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans, members of White Rose

Opposition from youths Swing clubs – disrespectful to the Führer, e.g. ‘Heil Benny’ greeting (after the band leader Benny Goodman) Edelweiss Pirates – bullied members of the Hitler Youth Some youths sheltered Army deserters & concentration camp escapees White Rose group – distributed anti-Nazi propaganda

Examines: purpose / opposition groups / WW2 Fvghttps:// Fvg What was life like for young people in Nazi Germany? Part 2 (9 minutes)

Task / Homework due next lesson: 1) Complete worksheet from last lesson 2) Answer the question below using an essay format: Explain how the Nazis affected the lives of young people in Nazi Germany? Resources (NOTE – Separate pages now!) 1) Orange Nazi Germany book pages ) WJEC page ) White textbook pages

Youth Organisations in Nazi Germany Lesson Objectives -to describe more than one youth organisation in Nazi Germany (C) -to explain the impact of one youth organisation in Nazi Germany (B) -to explain the impact of more than one youth organisation in Nazi Germany (A) -to analyse the links between youth organisations and Nazi Control of Germany (A)