“I start with the young people, we old people are exhausted, we are rotten to the core. There are no more unbridled instincts. We are cowards and sentimental. We carry the burden of a humiliating past and have in our blood the sad memory of servitude and servitude. But my magnificent young people! Are there more beautiful ones anywhere in the world? Look at these young men and women! What material! With them I can create a new world." – Adolf HitlerThroughout my life, I have always heard about the events of World War II and the Holocaust. Adolf Hitler has always been portrayed as being as evil as the devil himself for what he did to the Jews living in Europe in the early 20th century. Of course, he was not alone in his terrifying quest to empower the Third Reich and rid the world of “culture destroyers,” as he had thousands upon thousands of enthusiastic supporters devoted to his cause. The Nazi Party effectively conquered Germany with totalitarian tactics and anti-Semitic ideals. The same question I always hear asked though is, how could people allow this to happen? It seems incredibly ridiculous to any sane person with a conscience to imagine anyone would agree with such radical and hateful beliefs. How and why were the Germans willing to follow the Nazi regime? Did they naturally agree with Hitler or were they influenced by the indoctrination that was instilled in their daily lives? Although everyone was directly affected during this period, those who might have been most vulnerable and influenced by the Nazi regime were, in fact, young people. Over the years, there have been many accounts by historians such as Edward J. Kunzer, Gregor Ziemer, I.L. Kandel, and many others, who have... middle of the paper... active, fat, brown, big-nosed people while the Germans were seen as proud, hard-working, tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed mensch. As these inferiority and superiority complexes were constantly instilled in the minds of children and adolescents, young people began to realize that it was in their best interest to act on these beliefs. They were better and their breed needed to be preserved. Hitler charismatically expressed his opinions and often tried to make them relatable to his audience. One reason why militarism might have appealed to the youth of the time can be seen through what Hitler demonstrates by saying that “the young girl [prefers] the soldier to the non-soldier” (413). The Hitler Youth was also the perfect way to get kids involved in the Nazi movement. The HJ was an organization founded in 1922 and was essentially the infant version of the SA Brownshirts.