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1
Q

Who could join the Hitler Youth?

A

Boys from aged 14

2
Q

What group could girls join?

A

The League of German Maidens (BDM)

3
Q

When could girls join the League of German Maidens (BDM)?

A

14

4
Q

What were the main aims of the Hitler Youth?

A
  • to make boys loyal to Hitler
  • to control the activities of the young outside the classroom (e.g. prevent them from being teenage rebels)
  • to train boys to be soldiers
5
Q

What were the main aims of the League of German Maidens?

A
  • to make boys loyal to Hitler
  • to control the activities of the young outside the classroom (e.g. prevent them from being teenage rebels)
  • to train girls to be wives and mothers
6
Q

What sort of activities would the Hitler Youth do?

A
  • sports
  • camping
  • firing rifles (and knowing how to clean a rifle)
  • marching / hiking
  • general fitness
  • being indoctrinated with Nazi ideology
7
Q

What sort of activities would the League of German Maidens do?

A
  • how to look after a family
  • general fitness
  • being indoctrinated with Nazi ideology
8
Q

When could boys join the youth movement (although not the Hitler Youth)?

A

Aged 6

9
Q

When could girls join the youth movement (although not the League of German Maidens)?

A

Aged 10

10
Q

What did the Hitler Youth do in 1933?

A

It took over all other youth groups (except Catholic ones)

11
Q

When were Catholic youth groups eliminated?

A

1936

12
Q

In 1933, how many boys and girls were in the Hitler Youth/League of German Maidens?

A

50% of boys

15% of girls

13
Q

Why did the Hitler Youth sometimes cause problems at home?

A

Parents tended not to be as fanatic about Hitler as their children.

The youth groups taught young people to be loyal to Hitler - not their parents.

14
Q

What were the groups for boys and girls called when they were aged 10-14?

A

Boys: German Young People

Girls: League of Young Girls

15
Q

When did the Hitler Youth become virtually compulsory?

A

In 1936

16
Q

By 1940, how many people had not joined the Hitler Youth?

A

Nearly a million

17
Q

Why did some young people feel pressured to join the Hitler Youth?

A

They hoped it would prove their loyalty to Hitler and keep their family safe from the SS