Hitler Youth: A Case Study (Junior Cert History): Flashcards
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Year Hitler Youth was founded
Year Hitler Youth was founded
1926
Year Hitler Youth membership became compulsory
Year Hitler Youth membership became compulsory
1936
Age range for compulsory Hitler Youth membership
Age range for compulsory Hitler Youth membership
10 to 18 years old
Main purpose of Hitler Youth
Main purpose of Hitler Youth
Indoctrinate youth into Nazi ideology
Activities promoted by Hitler Youth
Activities promoted by Hitler Youth
Physical fitness, discipline, and militarism
Year Hitler came to power & Hitler Youth expanded
Year Hitler came to power & Hitler Youth expanded
1933
Hitler Youth membership by 1939
Hitler Youth membership by 1939
Approximately 7.3 million members
Name of Hitler Youth female division
Name of Hitler Youth female division
League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel)
Focus of League of German Girls
Focus of League of German Girls
Fitness & preparing girls as mothers/homemakers
Hitler Youth roles in WWII
Hitler Youth roles in WWII
Messengers, spies, frontline troops
Year Hitler Youth was disbanded
Year Hitler Youth was disbanded
1945
Hitler Youth status after WWII
Hitler Youth status after WWII
Disbanded & declared criminal organisation
Definition of indoctrinate
Definition of indoctrinate
Teach someone to accept beliefs uncritically
Hitler Youth size by 1939
Hitler Youth size by 1939
Largest youth organisation in the world
Leadership opportunities in Hitler Youth
Leadership opportunities in Hitler Youth
Promising members given positions in Nazi Party