Hitler Youth Research Paper

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and 10th of November, 1938, around thirty thousand men were sent to concentration camps. Mussolini agreed with Hitler in his views of Anti-Semitism, and even stated that ‘his hatred of the Jews preceded Adolf Hitler’s.’ (NBC News, 2009) In 1938, race laws were introduced in Italy, similar to German laws; Jews were not allowed to marry non-Jews, and were banned from state schools. However these laws differ, as harsher restrictions were placed against the Jewish population, who were also banned from the professions, owning businesses, and the armed forces. Jews in Italy only represented 0.1% of the population, meaning that isolating them was far easier compared to the 0.75% in Germany. Previous to Mussolini’s government, the Jewish population in Italy was accepted and were successful in every skilled profession. When Mussolini asked Italy to turn against the Jews, many people said no, …show more content…
The Hitler Youth, which was seen as important as school, became compulsory to join in 1939, it prepared boys for military service, and included, marching, trench digging, use of dugouts, and how to overcome barbed wire. The League of German Girls enforced girls to be able to run sixty metres, swim 100 meters, taught them how to make a bed, and how to sew. All of which was in preparation for motherhood. ‘The mass organisations were designed to achieve three aims…inculcate…basic myths of the regime,…to counteract powerful traditions…family and churches…and to provide military training, sometimes disguised as sport.’ (De Grand, 2004, p.82) This emphasises that youth organisations were powerful methods of indoctrination, as they were able to pull children away from their families and