benson-education and Hitler

It took lots of time, effort, speeches, and campaigning for Hitler to finally rise to power in Germany, and he took just as much time and thought if not more to maintain his power. He created and established his Nazi Regime, with the focus on the welfare of Germany in its entirety. One thing he did control and manipulate to support and keep the regime he wanted was the education system in Germany. Hitler used the education system in Germany to build his ideal regime and German utopia.

Source 4 reads, "The Nazis endeavoured to use education as a means of sustaining the dictatorship." As President and Chancellor of Germany, Hitler had total control of his country, which meant he also had control of education. He knew he had a chance to shape and conform the children, the future of Germany, any way he desired. He only allowed German, biology and History along with P.E. to be taught (4). Biology classes emphasized ethnic classification and racial genetics, the german language in German classes, and German literature to give the children a militaristic mentality (4). All classes that support his regime. Associated with Hitler was anti-sematism, which he preached and enforced with the Nuremberg Laws and almost every other action of his (4). Anti-sematism was not popular or possibly even present in Germany before Hitler, becasue of all the successful and populous Jews. Hitler had to instill Anti-sematism in the Germans when he gained power and had to sway them. The future of Germany, the children, could be taught German superiority and Jew inferiority early and be instilled in them even before they were adults. Biology classes did just this. The children were taught ethnic classification: Arian superior and jew inferiority, so they would think this the rest of their lives and would support Hitler's regime and anti-sematism movement. The boys were taught literature to give them a militaristic mentality, to provide Hitler with possible future brilliant generals and other military leaders. P.E. helped the young men get strong and quick and athletic. Source 4 reads, "For boys this enlisted a large number of sporting and military activities, whilst the girls were given domestic and maternal activities." Women were not allowed in the workplace, and their job was the kitchen and home (4). Hitler was teaching girls nothing about academics and working. They were taught cooking and other domestic activities, the ideal women Hitler wanted for his regime. Hilter saw education as the chance the form the men and women he wanted in his regime, to raise Germany to the top again, one of Hitler's biggest desires.

With education, Hitler saw a chance to shape and form his regime into his German utopia. Make the boys smart militarily speaking, the females taught to be skilled in domestic tasks, and both genders German superiority over Jews. Academic standards declined, as boys and girls became "Hitler Youth."