Life in Nazi Germany

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Life in Nazi Germany

• What is the WORD?

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Lesson objectives

• To be able to recall how life changed for women
  and young people in Nazi Germany

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Life for women in Nazi Germany
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Which is the odd one out? Read the 3 pieces of
information and circle the one you think is the
odd one out.
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What do you think is meant by
Kinder, Kirche, Kueche
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What do you think is meant by
Children, Church, Kitchen
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Weimar Germany
Nazi Germany
Freedom to vote
Not allowed to go to university
The role of women in Germany 1919-45
Complete this diagram
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Women in Nazi Germany Write a sentence to explain
the following terms for women in Nazi Germany
Looks Employment Rewards Marriage
loans Lebensborn
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Growing up in Nazi Germany
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Growing up in Nazi Germany
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How did education change under the Nazis?

• Complete the heads and tails exercise.

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BOYS
GIRLS
Write down as many subjects that were taught in
Nazi Germany
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How did the Nazis affect the life of Young
people? In pairs, complete the worksheet.
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• 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

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How youths were organised
Boys 10 14 Years Old Deutsches Jungvolk DJ
(Pimpfen) German Young People (Cubs)
Girls 10 14 Years Old Jungmadelbund JM
League of Young Girls
Boys 14 - 18 Years Old Hitler Jugend HJ
Hitler Youth
Girls 14 - 18 Years Old Bund Deutscher Madel
BDM 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.
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Figures showing membership of the Hitler Youth

• 108,000
• 3.6 million
• 5.4 million
• 7.0 million
• 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.
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Many young people enjoyed the excitement of the
HJ camping, hiking, weapons training
Many young people liked the feeling of importance
the uniform, the respect, the adoration
Lots of youths resented the fact that their old
clubs and youth groups were banned
How did young people within Germany react to
the HJ?
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
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.
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