Nazi Youth Policies

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Part 1 The Nazi policies towards young people could be viewed as one of the most successful aspects of Nazi Germany. This is because of a variety of reasons. The Nazis took advantage of the need for German youth groups and used what teenagers to, to promote Nazi ideals, took over the education system to portray Nazi views, and used the school system to glorify war and the regime This essay will address the critical elements of Hitler's idea’s and how the youth of Nazi Europe received them. The predominant method used by the Nazis to shape the identity of the youth of Nazi controlled Europe was propaganda. The aim of using propaganda was to indoctrinate the youth of Nazi Europe. The Nazis used special techniques to convince Europe’s youth of their ideology. In Germany, the Hitler youth was set up with the aim of convincing and recruiting youths to the Nazis and encouraging military service. They took control of radio, film, newspapers and begun to spread their veil of hate and lies. For example German school children would receive maths problems relating to how many bombs were needed to destroy a town of Jewish people, this sort of propaganda was not uncommon from the Nazis. Another method used by the Nazis to shape the identity of the youth of Nazi controlled Europe was indoctrination. Indoctrination included government brainwashing through education, formal and informal, and the media. Indoctrination was the ultimate goal of propaganda. Throughout Nazi Germany the indoctrination of children began at a young age. The indoctrination of the youth of Nazi controlled Europe involved the constant brainwashing of these youth. They were told many lies by the Nazis, which were made believable through the use of indoctrination. The youth of Nazi controlled Europe were influenced by the Nazi’s propaganda and indoctrination to such an extent that their ability to question
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