Nazi Propaganda

Read Nazi Propaganda - Aims and Methods - Part 1 Using the information and the primary sources describe: (Pgs. 245-247)

a. The chief aims of Nazi propaganda

The chief of of Nazi propaganda was to get the citizens to have the same views of the Nazi Party and most importantly to "unite the nation behind the ideal of the national revolution." The Nazi party was finding its way into most media systems to have control of what was being said on the radio, in the newspapers and on the television. The Nazis want to show that they have power but are also in touch with the communities all over Germany and through their power and the respect they gain, influence the public.

b. The means used to achieve those aims
The Nazi Party took control of most forms of media including television stations, radio stations and newspapers all over Germany. The Nazis were able to use these as a way to in part censor what was being put on air and also to flood the news with pro-Nazism propaganda this also made the Nazi party seem very in touch with the communities all over Germany. The Nazi party also had two extremely strong public speakers ( Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler) who were especially talented with propaganda, especially Goebbels. Hitler also was the first politician to travel from rally to rally all over to Germany, this made it possible for Hitler to go to more rallies and gain the support of many. This also made Hitler again seem more in touch with the communities because he would be able to make more public appearances.

c. Explain how the Nazis used the press, radio, and film as forms of propaganda. (Pgs. 247-253)

The Nazis were able to use the press, radio and films to raise the nationalism of Germany while pushing pro-Nazism into the public. The press was owned by the Nazi party and the Nazi party forbid anything that could lower Germany's morale in the newspapers. Most newspapers kept their original name as to not bother the public. The films for mainly used in a relaxed way to raise the nationalism of the German citizens and to express Nazi views.

The radio by far was the most effective form of media used by the Nazis. This is because over 16 million people owned Radios, this made is extremely easy for Hitler to broadcast his speeches to the public. By doing this over 56 million people would be able to listen to Hitlers speeches. This again made hitler seem much more in touch with the German people.

d. Explain Goebbels' contribution to the creation and development of the Third Reich

Goebbels basically sold Hitler to the public. He would constantly talk about change and how Hitler and the Nazi party would Fix Germany's condition. Goebbels like Hitler was very in touch with the German people and also was a high ranking politician. Goebbels was respected on both ends so it was very easy for Goebbels to help Hitler become the respected man he was at the time.

Read Nazi Propaganda - Other Methods - Part 2
e. Explain how the Nazis used the activities described on pages 254-259 as a form of propaganda.

The Nazis were able to use Sport to strengthen the German people, prepare them to be soldiers, to make the public think the the Nazis care about the health of others and also to make Germany seems more respected by other countries through the Olympics. The Nazis use picture of new roads and buildings to show the public that Germany is advancing technology wise and culture wise. The Nazis also released pictures of meeting of Nazi officials to show that they were all working together and that all the new changes and laws weren't coming from one person.

Read Nazi Propaganda - Culture - Part 3 and Part 4

f. Explain how the Third Reich used painting, sculpture and architecture for propaganda purposes (Pgs. 260-270).

The Third Reich use paintings to convey they current state of Germany in an extremely positive way, emphasizing on the new roads and building that were being made. Hitler also used these painting to be portrayed as heroic, powerful and respected. These paintings made the public see Hitler as almost godlike ( much like the cult of personality in Russia.) The sculptures were also use in much of the same way. The sculptures were very commonly very physically fit German men. These were used to portray the strength of the German people, this much like the paintings were very easy to understand and were used to greatly raise the Nationalism in Germany.

Architecture was in my opinion one of the most important propaganda tools. This is because it is the most obvious way to show the Germany people the Germany is becoming more advanced technology and culture wise. The German people would see the beautiful new German buildings and bridges and would be more aware of the positive effect the Nazis are having on Germany. This is much like how Stalin during the Cult of personality built beautiful subways to show the Russians that they are growing in power and that Stalin is leading them through it.

The Depression and the Nazis

1. Look carefully at Sources 3-7 and 9. For each source, write two sentences explaning whether you think it is evidence that:

• Supports the view of Goebbels
• Supports the view of Craig
• Could be used to support either interpretation

Source 3:

This source is in favor of communists. This is because it's a scale showing that since the Nazis have been rising in power, the numbers of unemployed have risen greatly.

Source 4:

This source is in favor of the Nazis. This is because the person who was speaking in this quote said that the discipline of the SA troops won many people over because they were taking the situation Germany was in very seriously.

Source 5:

This source was in favor of the Nazis. This is because it's a poster for a festival against the Treaty of Versailles being organized by the Nazis. This poster is supposed to be a German man that is trapped by the Treaty.

Source 6:

This is Favor of the Nazi party. This is because its a rally for the Nazis, Joseph Goebbles was probably making a Pro-Nazi speech.

Source 7:

Source 7 is against the Communist party.It's Propaganda aimed at the Communists by the Nazis making the communists look lazy or stupid to deter voting towards the communist part.

Source 9:
This source is Pro- Nazi. This poster is to convince the public that the Nazis will make changes that are for the better of the community.

2. Now work through the text and other sources on pages 191-94. Make a list of examples and evidence that seem to support either viewpoint.

Source 8:

• Hitler states that he is "intolerant" because he is tired of there being 30 political parties.
• Hitler wants the Nazis to be the only party.

Source 10:

• An eye witness to one of Hitlers speeches didn't like him from the start.
• said that Hitler had a scratchy voice.
• Thought Hitler would shout his simplistic views to make them seem more important or intelligent.

Source 11:

• The Reich Interior Minister didn't like either the Nazis or the communists.
• He thought that both parties were damaging to the current state of Germany.

3. Decide how far you agree with each of the following three statements and give them a score on a scale of 1-5. And then, write a short paragraph explaining your score for each statement.

a. Very few people fully supported the Nazis (Score = ) Explanation:
Score=2. I think that many people supported to Nazis but not fully. I think this because in the state that Germany was in it was very easy to find someone to support. But many people were skeptical of anyone trying to take control because it was easy for the situation Germany was in to get worse.

b. The Key factor was the economic depression. Without it, the Nazis would have remained a minority fringe party. (Score = ) Explanation:
Score=4. Without the economic depression the Nazis wouldn't have very much to use in their speeches that the citizens could relate to. The Nazi Propaganda was mainly based on the terrible state Germany was in. If there was no economic melt down then most of the public probably wouldn't have listened to Hitler of Goebbles.

c. The politicians of the Weimar Republic were mainly responsible for the rise of the Nazis

(Score = ) Explanation:

Score=3. Its hard to say if the politicians were to blame for the rise of the Nazis because there are so many reasons for the Nazi party taking control. It might have helped if politicians all aimed at the Nazis. But because of everything that was going on much of the public might not have listened to what the government said about the Nazis because the Nazis talked so much about fixing the Economy.