History HL
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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)
Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)
Chapter 29 - Mussolini’s Italy - 1922-1939 (European States)
Chapter 30 - Spain - 1918-1936 (European States)
Chapter 31 - The Spanish Civil War - 1936-1939 (European States)
Chapter 32 - The Soviet Union - 1918-1929 (European States)
Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)
Exploring Youth & Women's Roles Under Nazi Regime
450 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Hitler Youth
- 📖 Background
- The Hitler Youth was an arm of the Nazi propaganda machinery.
- By 1936, youth groups other than the Hitler Youth were either banned or absorbed.
- Boys joined the Hitler Jugend, while girls joined the Bund Deutscher Mädel.
- 🎯 Purpose
- Train children in the ways of National Socialism.
- Physical, intellectual, and moral education to serve the nation and community.
- Members swore loyalty to Hitler.
- 🕺 Activities
- Boys: military drills.
- Both: sports and camping trips.
- 🎉 Perks for Kids
- New freedoms.
- Feelings of community and comradeship.
- 📉 Declining Popularity
- By the late 1930s, not all kids were on board.
- Some complied to avoid problems.
- Rise of youth subcultures
- Pirate groups in cities.
- Swing groups loving US swing music.
Activities
- Dig up examples of Hitler Youth and League of German Girls activities.
- Research rebel youth movements
- Edelweiss Pirates.
- Swing movement.
- White Rose movement.
- Decide: Was the Nazi regime successful in brainwashing Germany's youth?
Position of Women in Nazi Germany
- 🎙 Hitler's View (1934)
- Women's world = husband, family, children, home.
- Women shouldn't interfere in men's world.
- 🎨 Poster Analysis (from Activity 11)
- To understand Nazi ideals about the roles of men and women.
- Investigate Nazi beliefs about the ideal German society.
- 🔄 Change from Weimar to Nazi Rule
- Weimar Era
- Women had political freedom.
- Many were teachers, doctors, and in the Reichstag.
- Nazi Era
- Women's value = mothers and wives.
- Reinforce the 3 K's: Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen, Church).
- Diminished opportunities in education and key professions.
- Weimar Era
- 👶 Increasing the Birth Rate
- 1920s: birth rate drops.
- Nazis' solution: Boost it to populate new German territories.
- Incentives for women
- Marriage loans if they stopped working after marriage.
- Reduced loan repayments with more children born.
- Medals for 4+ kids.
- Discouraging birth control.
- Abortions banned.
Activity: Dive into the Nazi view on women's fashion and lifestyle, and how the regime tried to enforce it.
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History HL
Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)
Exploring Youth & Women's Roles Under Nazi Regime
450 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Hitler Youth
- 📖 Background
- The Hitler Youth was an arm of the Nazi propaganda machinery.
- By 1936, youth groups other than the Hitler Youth were either banned or absorbed.
- Boys joined the Hitler Jugend, while girls joined the Bund Deutscher Mädel.
- 🎯 Purpose
- Train children in the ways of National Socialism.
- Physical, intellectual, and moral education to serve the nation and community.
- Members swore loyalty to Hitler.
- 🕺 Activities
- Boys: military drills.
- Both: sports and camping trips.
- 🎉 Perks for Kids
- New freedoms.
- Feelings of community and comradeship.
- 📉 Declining Popularity
- By the late 1930s, not all kids were on board.
- Some complied to avoid problems.
- Rise of youth subcultures
- Pirate groups in cities.
- Swing groups loving US swing music.
Activities
- Dig up examples of Hitler Youth and League of German Girls activities.
- Research rebel youth movements
- Edelweiss Pirates.
- Swing movement.
- White Rose movement.
- Decide: Was the Nazi regime successful in brainwashing Germany's youth?
Position of Women in Nazi Germany
- 🎙 Hitler's View (1934)
- Women's world = husband, family, children, home.
- Women shouldn't interfere in men's world.
- 🎨 Poster Analysis (from Activity 11)
- To understand Nazi ideals about the roles of men and women.
- Investigate Nazi beliefs about the ideal German society.
- 🔄 Change from Weimar to Nazi Rule
- Weimar Era
- Women had political freedom.
- Many were teachers, doctors, and in the Reichstag.
- Nazi Era
- Women's value = mothers and wives.
- Reinforce the 3 K's: Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen, Church).
- Diminished opportunities in education and key professions.
- Weimar Era
- 👶 Increasing the Birth Rate
- 1920s: birth rate drops.
- Nazis' solution: Boost it to populate new German territories.
- Incentives for women
- Marriage loans if they stopped working after marriage.
- Reduced loan repayments with more children born.
- Medals for 4+ kids.
- Discouraging birth control.
- Abortions banned.
Activity: Dive into the Nazi view on women's fashion and lifestyle, and how the regime tried to enforce it.
Unlock the Full Content!
Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟