Morgan Coleman Honors English 10 Julian 1 May 2011 Hitler Youth: The Brainwashed Children of Germany Thesis: Hitler’s Youth was an organization Adolph Hitler established during the Holocaust to train children to be future Nazis. I: Hitler Jugend, otherwise known as Hitler youth was established and organized in 1926 by Adolph Hitler. A: The children were drafted into groups depending on age and sex. B: In the beginning, the youngest age requirement was 10 and the oldest was 17. C: The kids were split into male and female groups by the ages 10-14 and 15-18 (Hein).
This project would be based on the point of view of the film and the research of history in order to find out if this film is completely accurate and find out if the directors left something behind. The Swing Kids Movement took in place Germany around the 1930s. The youth movement in Germany started years before Hitler showed up on the scene. “It began in the 1890’s and was known as the Wandervogel, a male-only movement featuring a back-to-nature theme” (The History Place) (The Nazification of Germany Society). During the leadership of Adolf Hitler, he wanted his beliefs to increase all over Germany.
The arrival of Röhm was an important development as he had access to the army political fund and was able to transfer some of the money into the GWP. The German Worker's Party used some of this money to advertise their meetings. Adolf Hitler was often the main speaker and it was during this period that he developed the techniques that made him into such a persuasive orator. Hitler's reputation as an orator grew and it soon became clear that he was the main reason why people were joining the party. This gave Hitler tremendous power within the organization as they knew they could not afford to lose him.
He held many rallies in order to gain his spot as chancellor. Once Hitler received power over Germany he began nationalizing the media and business’. Through controlling the media Hitler was able to influence the people of Germany with his words. As for Fidel Castro, he began studying Hitler’s work as a young boy. He believed that if he followed the steps Hitler took then he could take power over Cuba.
Albert Speer wasn’t any ordinary citizen, he was smart and sophisticated. He knew that he may need employment in the future and he knew the Nazi party may have been a path. However, Speer announced that he joined because of “fear of communism, fascination for Hitler and rejection of the Treaty of Versailles”. Speer joining the Nazi Party was a significant event in his personality becoming prominent to history because this event led to further events in which made his prominence progress. Speer’s appointment as Architect of the Third Reich contributed greatly to his rise in prominence.
Anyone that he didn’t want alive, didn’t have much of a chance to survive. He used his influence to start World War II and influenced the Germans to fight for their country. Other ways that Hitler influenced the German citizens included making many appearances in front of large crowds by using military music. He had “elaborate ceremonies and dramatic speeches to demonstrate the glory of Germany and of his own leadership” (“Hitler, Adolf”). It is generally accepted that once someone is famous or popular, they can become influential and so it
His powerful speech was influential and enabled the German public to feel more optimistic within the war as well as regime. Another reason why the Nazis proclaimed to total war was because Hitler was keen on establishing Germany as a strong nation. The defeats
To what extend was Nazi propaganda successful in gaining hearts and minds of the youth? Although Germany never won the World War II it is sometimes claimed to have won at least the war of propaganda. Hitler managed to impose his ideas on youth from early childhood and he used mainly education and youth movements to achieve his aims. In my essay, I am going to asses to what extend was he successful in gaining the hearts of youngsters with particular focus on those two aspects and their mutual influence. In pursuing of his aims, Hitler started to indoctrinate children when they were three.
When Hitler and the Nazis achieved absolute power by early August 1934, their main goals were to Nazify the German people, improve the economy (with their National Socialistic ideals), and overall maintain absolute power within Germany, while pursuing their radical ideologies. These goals were to be achieved through Hitler’s domestic policies. In order to Nazify every single person, the Nazis infiltrated every aspect of society as many ways as possible. Propaganda was used to persuade people into accepting and/or following Nazi ideals, which would be achieved through all types of media. The radio was a particularly effective device due to the fact that it was already a big source of entertainment.
Now people’s ideologies are influenced by the education system, which is now the main agency of control within society. People are now entitled to more choices and their acceptance comes from their experience of education. Althusser states people used to accept their position in society because they believed it to be ‘gods will’. This theory suggests that if individuals are going to accept inequality their ideologies need to be controlled and the only way to accomplish this is to become a teacher and to control the society through power. Education according to Althusser reproduces inequality by preparing pupils for work in the wider society.