To what extent did the Nazi's achieve their aims within their social policies?
To answer the question, the aims of the Nazi party with their social policies need to be understood. These policies were reactionary attempts towards European Emancipation (Female inclusion in voting, increase of female employment etc.). Hitler’s ultimate aim was to make Germany into a perfect, powerful and dominant European empire. To do this he had to combat falling birth rates, and stress the family role of women, and the importance of the army for males. The Nazi party’s aims with their social policies were achieved success at first, but soon began to wane towards the early 40’s. This is particularly true within policies towards the women’s family role, the significant changes for Nazified education, and the dissolution of their youth groups. Nevertheless, they were near the mark with the majority of targets, with youth policies by far their most successful policies, incorporating an entire age group into loyalty to the Fuhrer for the most part.
The youth policies set out a strict structure for males and females, forcing a masculine identity upon boys at a young age through the guise of a youth club. Particularly within the Hitler Youth, these teenage boys would be taught many skills and ideology relative to soldiers; with the aim of creating a generation of strong, healthy, German males in order create a strong army capable of European domination. Females were also guided into an identity revolving around the upkeep of the home, and creating a large family, to allow for German expansion. This crossed into the Nazi policy on women as young girls were taught traditional values of family and having children. These policies were largely successful. Hitler Youth started with only 55,000 members in ’33. Through dissolving rival youth groups, they brought 60% of young Germans into it by 1936; almost a microcosm of their rise to power. This demonstrates fulfilment of their aims for males – up until joining became compulsory. Female youth clubs such as the Bund
The youth policies set out a strict structure for males and females, forcing a masculine identity upon boys at a young age through the guise of a youth club. Particularly within the Hitler Youth, these teenage boys would be taught many skills and ideology relative to soldiers; with the aim of creating a generation of strong, healthy, German males in order create a strong army capable of European domination. Females were also guided into an identity revolving around the upkeep of the home, and creating a large family, to allow for German expansion. This crossed into the Nazi policy on women as young girls were taught traditional values of family and having children. These policies were largely successful. Hitler Youth started with only 55,000 members in ’33. Through dissolving rival youth groups, they brought 60% of young Germans into it by 1936; almost a microcosm of their rise to power. This demonstrates fulfilment of their aims for males – up until joining became compulsory. Female youth clubs such as the Bund