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Nazi Propaganda
“The task of propaganda is not to make an objective study of the truth…but to convince the masses.
-Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf
Nazi Propaganda
What is propaganda? Propaganda is biased information designed to
shape public opinion and behavior.
The Role of Propaganda in Nazi Strategy
Hitler joins German Workers Party Encourages leaders to take out ads and promote
meetings Organizes mass meetings
Hitler becomes propaganda director
The Role of Propaganda in Nazi Strategy
The Role of Propaganda in Nazi Strategy
Hitler’s ideas were not particularly new, what was new was the attention he paid to presentation, how he said something rather than what he said.
Hitler’s salute came from Mussolini’s Fascists which they borrowed from the ancient Romans
He also modeled his brown shirts on Mussolini’s black shirts
Otto Dietrich
Nazi Party Press Chief
Joseph Goebbels
Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
Nazi Propaganda
The Nazi’s quickly recognized the value of the media. From the early days of the party they used aggressive advertising to promote the nazi ideologyGoebbels was in charge of ‘enlightening’ the German public
Book Burnings
Nazi students unload confiscated materials for the public book burning that is to take place on the Opernplatz in Berlin. The banner on the back of the truck reads: "German students march against the un-German spirit."
Book Burnings
Link to Book Burnings
Nazi Propaganda: Methods
Word of the WeekPostersRadioFilmNewspapers
Newspapers
Censoring newspapers ensures that only the news you want people to read is available to the public
Nazi party members wrote many articles for the press, ensuring that the message was always positive
Der Sturmer
Der Sturmer
Joke of the Times
“I told my wife that if I die, don’t let them put it in the newspaper, because no one will believe it”
Nazi Control of Radio
Hitler’s Speeches
Hitler is considered to have been one of the greatest public speakers of all time.
Nazi Control of Film
Film was used to show Hitler in a positive light as often as possibleThe Nazi’s commissioned several films, each carefully portraying a certain imageTriumph of the Will Directed by Leni Riefenstahl taken at Nazi Party Rally in Nuremburg-
1934 considered a documentary masterpiece
Film: The Eternal Jew
Film: The Eternal Jew
Winning the Masses
“One people, one government, one leader.”
Posters Creating One People
Posters are cheap and easy to distributePlaced in prominent positions they act as a constant reminder of ideologyCan be used for many purposes
Examples of Nazi Posters
Anti-Jewish Propaganda Campaigns
Nazi’s had to determine who was and who wasn’t a full-fledged member of the national community.
Then and Now
“You are Sharing the Load! A Genetically Ill Individual Costs Approximately 50,000 Reichsmarks by the Age of Sixty”
Race Defiler1936
Der Fiftpilz:The Poisonous Mushroom