3.3 Controlling and influencing attitudes?

Question 1

what is propaganda?

Answer 1

where attitudes are controlled by using vehicles for information. To put ideas in peoples minds

Question 2

what is censorship?

Answer 2

The process of banning vehicles of information that deliver ideas

Question 3

what was Goebbels Role In Controlling German attitudes?

Answer 3

He controlled nazi propaganda and censorship to brainwash Germans into idolising hitler. Via capitalising on new technology and making memorable slogans

Question 4

how did the nazis control the media?(censorship & Propaganda)

Answer 4

Censorship;
-Journalist censored information form newspapers which nazis didn’t permit.
-radios became desighned to have short ranges, so they didnt pick up foreign stations
propaganda;
-newspaper journalist were given briefings by government about what to write about
-Nazis sold cheap radios to public, where they would make frequent broadcats?

Question 5

what was the results of Nazis attempts to control media?

Answer 5

by 1953, 1600 newspaper outlets closed down, who opposed nazis
Also by 1939 70% of German homes had radios

Question 6

how did the Nazis use rallies to control Attitudes in German society?

Answer 6

-they were used every year to help create unity amongst Germans. (aswell as for propaganda)
-advertised strength of nazi germany army
(1934) nuemburg rally had swastika banners and giant eagles. involving 200,000 supporters, waving 20,000 German flags. Invoked Unity

Question 7

how did the Nazis use sport to control attitudes in germany?

Answer 7

Propaganda:
-covered sports stadiums with swastika.
-Berlin 1536 olympics used this in there stadium which held 110,000 people.
- also for every victory Nazis would do straight arm hails for Nazi ideals
censorship:
- said it was “at their own risk” if the press printed information on olympice before official press report

Question 8

how did Nazis control culture and Art Attitudes in Germany? (music, art, media, literature and film)

Answer 8

-Art censorship: removed 12000 paintings and sculptures not supporting nazi ideas (van Gogh)
-Art Propeganda: promoted culture that fitted nazi beliefs via chamber of culture

-Architecture propeganda: disliked ‘futeristic art’ so built huge bulding with ancient pillars and nazi flag, portray nazi Germany power

-Music Censorship: banned Jazz, as it was seen as works of black(were inferior poeple)
-Music propaganda: encouraged traditional music , like Beethoven, and richard Wagner.

-Literature censorship: berlin student burned 20,000 Jewish book by Freud sigma and albert Einstein, and 20,000 jewish books banned
-Literature propaganda: no new books could be published without approval of chamber of culture

Film Censorship: all films could only be published with Goebbels permission
Film propaganda: the nazi party made there own films, such as in 1933, hitlerjunge Quex, a young nazi member killed by jew, influence young people attitudes

Question 9

what does Gleichschaltung mean?

Answer 9

-german cultural ideas consistant with nazi ideas (discipline, strong families, and country life)