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Lesson 2: LETS GET SEARCHING
Click on the link below and read the following information on “Hitler Youth”. Write down a minimum of three important points for each subheading relating to life in Nazi Germany between 1933-1938.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/hitleryouth/hj-prelude.htm
Write a brief diary entry based on the following question:
After attending your first Hitler Youth meeting, reflect on the experience, and explain why you decided to join and what you hope to take from this experience: (be sure to reflect on the environment and the atmosphere that surrounds you.)
Lesson 3: GET YOUR POPCORN!
Today you will be watching short video clips about life in Nazi Germany focusing on the Youth.
Click on each of the following YouTube links and answer questions given for each video:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYFIbcSPgIg
What views does this video portray about the Hitler youth? Would you be convinced to join after watching? Why/why not? What does this suggest about the German youth in this period?
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C9iUaP51CI
Triumph of the Will- who directed it? What was significant about this film ? After watching the clip of Triumph of the will click on the below link to find out more about Leni Riefenstahl (director of Triumph of the Will), What was her role in the propaganda movement in Germany and her significance in Nazi Germany?
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/503162/Leni-Riefenstahl?anchor=ref722116
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNftqfvQ6os
After viewing this video, in your diaries, write about the emphasis on your physical training and why you think health and fitness of the youth is so important in creating Hitler’s idea of a ‘Master Race’. Be sure to mention both male and female roles viewed in the clip.