What was the reaction of Nazism towards youth and women in Germany?
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With the rise of National Socialism, in whose ideology the degradation and depersonalisation of women was implicit, the process of women's emancipation in Germany suffered a setback. In addressing the larger question of what fascism does to gender this paper deals specifically with the image of women in Nazi ideology and whether this imagery underwent a change during the course of the second world war. It examines also the controversy surrounding the role of women in Hitler's rise to power and the voices of dissent. The paper concludes by drawing some partial Indian analogues to the portrayal of women in Nazi Germany, particularly the way communal organisations look at women.
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The Nazis used children’s leisure organisations to indoctrinate young people in their National Socialist ideology.
The two main Nazi youth organisations were the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) and the Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls). In 1936, membership of these groups became compulsory.
The Hitler Youth was for boys aged between ten and eighteen. By 1932, it had just over 100,000 members. By 1934, this number would rise to over three and a half million.
The Hitler Youth took part in a range of activities, focusing on sports and physical ability. Examples of their activities include boxing and camping trips, instruction in National Socialist ideology, such as antisemitism and commitment to Hitler, and military training, such as shooting.