The Nazi Youth

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This paper examines how the Nazi party under the leadership of Adolph Hitler tried to educate and encourage the youth of Germany to form a solid basis for the country and the Nazi party in the future. In particular, it looks at the schooling in Germany and how sports and physical discipline were used to encourage a competitive edge. It also examines how strict and nationalist education was taught to narrow opinion and discourage debate as well as the attempts of Hitler and the Nazi Party to become the substitute family for the youth of Germany.

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"Hitler capitalised on a boy's desire to succeed, to be more competitive than his fellow competitor and to become the best at his chosen activity. The vast majority of any youth enjoys the participation in any sport and to be competitive, what Hitler was doing was harnessing this spirit and competitiveness of youth and channelling it towards his own ideology and benefit. The compulsory introduction of sports and clubs gave boys pride and unity, and every boy succeeding would benefit from higher rank within their Hitler Youth unit and more recognition. Raising nationalistic feeling through sport would make boys more committed and willing to sacrifice themselves for Germany."

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