What Was The Impact Of Nazism On German Youth

Nazism had a major influence on German social and political life during the years 1933-1945. This can be evident through the rules and legislations women had to abide by and by the way that people viewed women's role in society. Nazism also impacted upon the youth of Germany during this time period. The invention of the Hitler Youth organisation impacted the daily activities and role of the youth. The political life of Germany was also impacted upon once the Nazis came to power. This can be shown through the fact that Germany went from having a democratic Government and once the Nazis took over went to become an authoritarianism state. This is also evident through the role Hitler played and the rules set in place by him.

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During 1926, the Nazi party had introduced Hitler Youth. The main objective of Hitler Youth was to appeal to young men who could be trained and then become a part of the SA, the Strumabteilung. Germany was in need of new fit and trained soldiers to help contribute to his military goals. It was believed by Hitler and the Nazis that the youth of Germany would help to achieve his dream of becoming the first leader of what would be a ‘thousand year Reich' (Webb, 2011). He thought it could be achieved by filling the minds of the young with faith in the Fuhrer. The youth program continuously filled the children with strong notions of devotion to the Nazis and nationalism. By 1931 Von Schaech took control of all youth organisations, which at this time had set ups for certain age groups and sex. All of the different segments placed much importance on being fit and healthy. They participated in many outdoors activities, some activities includes camping, hiking, boxing and drill and military and many different team sports (Webb, 2011). The girl segment of Hitler youth had just as much emphasis on being fit as the boys did. This was due to the idea that fit healthy bodies would produce young women able to have lots of children. The youth were trained not to think for themselves and to believe anything the Fuhrer said. This was done through indoctrination. Indoctrination was achieved through many different ways. This
The party was doing well with the support of Gustav Stresemann who gained this form of government the support of the right-winged parties and held together the Government during this time. In October 1929, Stresemann died and his influence was significantly missed. Later on, in 1929, the Wall Street Crash and the current Chancellor, Hermann Muller was forced to resign. Democracy had then come to an end in Germany. Hitler came to power as chancellor on January 30th, 1933 and then in August 1934 Hindenburg died, therefore, Hitler took on the role of chancellor and president, it was clear he didn't like the way that things were being run and they were soon to change. By 1934 Hitler’s power was absolute, this even included total support of the army. There is no one explanation as to how or why the Nazis consolidated their power but it can be put down to a few things: their ability to take advantage of events, Hitler’s ability to convince Hindenburg of the danger of communism, the ruthlessness of Nazism and the extreme skill Joseph Goebbels had in representing Hitler as the Fuhrer and the Nazis in the best way possible. Hitler’s aim from the start was way beyond just having power and keeping it. Having power was crucial however his long-term goal was in the field of foreign policy. He wanted to undo the hated TOV and to restore living space. Hitler became an authoritarian leader. This meant