2 Nazi policies towards the young Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 15

The 20 questions

1. What was the main Nazi youth organisation for boys aged 14 to 18?

   • Hitler Youth
   • National Labour Service
   • Stormtroopers
   • League of German Maidens

2. Who led the Hitler Youth?

   • Baldur von Schirach
   • Hermann Göring
   • Heinrich Himmler
   • Gottfried Feder

3. What was the Nazi youth organisation for girls aged 14 to 21?

   • Faith and Beauty Society
   • Hitler Youth
   • League of German Maidens
   • National Socialist Women

4. How were independent youth groups treated by the Nazi regime?

   • Fully subsidised
   • Given local control
   • Ignored entirely
   • Banned or absorbed

5. What was the primary ideological focus of the Nazi school curriculum?

   • Internationalism and peace
   • Loyalty and race
   • Democracy and freedom
   • Religion and philosophy

6. Which body controlled teachers and ensured they promoted Nazi ideology?

   • Teachers' League
   • Civil Service Union
   • Gestapo
   • Reichstag

7. Which activity was central to Hitler Youth weekly programmes?

   • Religious studies
   • Fine arts
   • Military-style training
   • Parliamentary debate

8. What was the main Nazi goal for controlling young people from an early age?

   • Religious obedience
   • Independent thinkers
   • Future loyal soldiers
   • Cheap factory labour

9. A 16-year-old boy attends weekly camps and drills under Nazi leadership. Which organisation is he likely in?

   • Gestapo
   • Labour Front
   • Strength Through Joy
   • Hitler Youth

10. Rewriting history lessons to stress German racial superiority is an example of what?

    • Foreign policy
    • Economic reform
    • Weimar tradition
    • Curriculum control

11. Teaching false racial hierarchies in biology lessons is an example of what?

    • Vocational training
    • Religious education
    • Ideological indoctrination
    • Academic freedom

12. Why did Nazi schools provide pupils with marching and first aid training?

    • Military preparation
    • Agricultural work
    • Diplomatic skills
    • Sporting leisure

13. Hitler Youth leaders told boys their duty was to serve whom?

    • Their parents
    • Foreign allies
    • The state
    • Local churches

14. Which measure most directly shows Nazi control of young people through education?

    • Mixed schools
    • Replaced textbooks
    • Abolished exams
    • Longer holidays

15. What was the most likely result of refusing to join the Hitler Youth in 1936?

    • Financial bonus
    • University reward
    • Immediate execution
    • Harassment and pressure

16. Why were exam answers praising the Weimar Republic marked down in Nazi schools?

    • Poor spelling
    • Incorrect dates
    • Punished non-conformity
    • Short length

17. Why did the Nazis treat youth control as central to their long-term aims?

    • Reducing class sizes
    • Immediate tax revenue
    • Future racial community
    • Better school buildings

18. What limited the complete success of Nazi control over young people?

    • Youth resistance
    • Lack of funding
    • Total apathy
    • Teacher strikes

19. How is Nazi education best evaluated?

    • Total neutrality
    • Complete failure
    • Uneven indoctrination
    • Purely academic

20. How did Nazi youth policy link to the aim of a racially pure society?

    • Encouraged free travel
    • Boosted global trade
    • Promoted racial ideals
    • Taught foreign languages

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