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Historical Inquiry Question:

Why was the Nazi propaganda for the Hitler Youth program in the 1940s so effective for German middle schoolers?

Hi Amy, I'm looking forward to reading your inquiry as this is an interesting topic. So do your primary sources related directly to the Hitler Youth Program?-Crystal

Hi Crystal, I think they are directly related; I was hoping to find some activities or exerpts from actual Nazi school textbooks. I did find many photographs of various propaganda (Hitler toys from the 1940s, cartoons related to education, children saluting, etc.) and also this website ([]) with a direct quote from Hitler about his view of youth. The website also includes a copy of the Pledge to Hitler that children recites in school right after they recited the Lord's Prayer. Do you think these source are sufficient?

Process:

- First I read the article "Indoctrinating Youth" from the United States Holocaust Museum website, and learned about how Nazi's banned usual textbooks and replace them with their own. I researched "Nazi textbooks" and found excerpts from an original 5th grade biology textbook. This became one of my primary sources.

- Also found this amazingly eye opening blog on disturbing pieces of Nazi propaganda that related to children: [] I chose two images from this website to comment on.

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