Children's Role In Ww2 Research Paper
Children's roles in ww2
How significant was the role of the youth in germany during 1933 to 1945? When hitler claimed power of germany in 1933 the children were at a great advantage for wars against other countries . The educations was drastically changed and created anger against over races. The children were forced to train at the age of five years old to twenty one before they were put into the war. Hitler wanted his soldiers to be ready for any situation and the most fit. In 1933, Hitler took over everyone's children without any reason except for his camp. On november 6th 1933 hitler said “ I calmly say,’your children belongs to us already… what are you?you will pass on. They will know nothing else but this new communism.” (shirer, 1959) Teachers who disagreed with him were quickly left behind. Jewish teachers were …show more content…
The textbooks were rewritten to relate to war and put the children in war situations. Many of the math questions were related to artillery trajectory such as “An airplane flies at the rate of 240 kilometers per hour to a place at a distance of 210 kilometers in order to drop bombs. When may it be expected to return if the dropping of bombs takes 7.5 minutes?” (simkin,1997) That question put them in a situation they may end up in. The nazi brainwashed all these children in war and hatred for jews.
Teachers of germany were forced to change their classes over night and if they disagreed they were punished. A teacher made a joke that was “critical of adolf hitler” and was quickly realised from teaching and sent to prison for three weeks. A school girl who left germany said “Teachers had to pretend to be Nazis in order to remain in their posts, and most of the men teachers had families which depended on them.”( simkin, 1997) The teachers were in fear of their children telling Many of the teacher disagreed with the nazis but had to be one for there families
How significant was the role of the youth in germany during 1933 to 1945? When hitler claimed power of germany in 1933 the children were at a great advantage for wars against other countries . The educations was drastically changed and created anger against over races. The children were forced to train at the age of five years old to twenty one before they were put into the war. Hitler wanted his soldiers to be ready for any situation and the most fit. In 1933, Hitler took over everyone's children without any reason except for his camp. On november 6th 1933 hitler said “ I calmly say,’your children belongs to us already… what are you?you will pass on. They will know nothing else but this new communism.” (shirer, 1959) Teachers who disagreed with him were quickly left behind. Jewish teachers were …show more content…
The textbooks were rewritten to relate to war and put the children in war situations. Many of the math questions were related to artillery trajectory such as “An airplane flies at the rate of 240 kilometers per hour to a place at a distance of 210 kilometers in order to drop bombs. When may it be expected to return if the dropping of bombs takes 7.5 minutes?” (simkin,1997) That question put them in a situation they may end up in. The nazi brainwashed all these children in war and hatred for jews.
Teachers of germany were forced to change their classes over night and if they disagreed they were punished. A teacher made a joke that was “critical of adolf hitler” and was quickly realised from teaching and sent to prison for three weeks. A school girl who left germany said “Teachers had to pretend to be Nazis in order to remain in their posts, and most of the men teachers had families which depended on them.”( simkin, 1997) The teachers were in fear of their children telling Many of the teacher disagreed with the nazis but had to be one for there families