Life in the Hitler Youth by Jennifer Keeley



Hitler Youth /Assignment # 1 / {Excerpted from Life in the Hitler Youth by Jennifer Keeley}

Hst WW II / Mr. Evers / 40 pts

Name ________________________________ Date _______________ Period _____

Instructions: Read pages 8 - 24 and answer the questions below, on this paper.

1. A) If you were a male child, growing up in Nazi Germany, at what age would you be eligible for membership in the Nazi Youth? B) What is the German name of the initial group you would join?

A) (1pt)

B) (1pt)

2. A) How many kids would be in your unit? B) What age range is placed in the first branch of the Hitler Youth?

A) (1pt)

B) (1pt)

3. A) What was the LEITUNGSBUCH? B) What type of information was kept in it?

A) (1pt)

B) (2pts)

4. How would a 14-year-old boy get accepted into the Hitlerjungend? (1pt)

5. List two effective instructional methods used in the Air HJ.

A) (2pts)

B) (2pts)

6. Suppose you are a member of the “STRIEFENDIENST,” what would be your main responsibility? (2pts)

7. According to the National Socialists, what was the main role of women in German society? (2pts)

8. List the three different Hitler Youth organizations that girls joined and also state the age range for each organization. (3pts)

Name of the Hitler Youth Org. Age Range Served

A)

B)

C)

{***MORE QUESTIONS ON THE REVERSE SIDE}

9. List the four standards a person had to meet to qualify for membership in the Hitler Youth. (4pts)

A)

B)

C)

D)

10. If you were a kid in Nazi Germany, how would you be impacted by the December 1, 1936 “Law Concerning the Hitler Youth?” (2pts)

11. Explain why some parents were hesitant to allow their children to join the Hitler Youth. (2pts)

12. Why did some parents have a negative perception of the BdM members? (2pts)

13. What options did parents have if they did not support Nazism and did not want their kids to be involved in the Hitler Youth? Explain. (2pts)

14. Why might a German student especially want to join the Hitler Youth? (2pts)

15. Explain one other method used to encourage youth to join the Hitler Youth. (2pts)

16. Describe the things {plural} a PIMPF had to go through, after his 2-6 month trial period, before he could become an official member of the JUNGVOLK. (2pts)

17. Explain what one PIMPF did when he was refused graduation because his father was not a good enough Nazi. (2pts)

18. How did the father respond as a result of this incident? (1pt)

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