3.3 Controlling and influencing attitudes Flashcards
Who headed the department responsible the Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda
Dr Joseph Goebbels
Howa was Hitler and the Nzi’s a constant persence on peoples lives?
-the infamous Swastika symbol appearing on **every government uniform and public building
-pictures of Hitler displayed everywhere
-Germans having to greet each other with a ‘Heil Hitler’ **raised **arm salute
-One Empire on leader’**
Whatt methods did Goebbels use in order to indoctrinate the German people?
-Censorship of the press->. All newspapers were controlled by the government and could only stories favourable to the Nazi .
-Control of radio broadcasts->. People’s radios were sold very cheaply so that most Germans could afford one. All radio output was controlled by Goebbels’ ministry through the Reich Broadcasting Corporation.
-Mass rallies-> These public displays of support for Nazism involved music, speeches and demonstrations of German strength. The biggest one was held each year in August at Nuremberg.
-Use of sports events.->Berlin hosted the Olympics of 1936, which the Nazis used as an opportunity to showcase the success of the regime and to demonstrate the superiority of the
Aryan race. The victories of the African-American athlete Jesse Owens for the USA infuriated the Nazi leadership.
=>Loudspeakers in public places also blared out Nazi
propaganda
.
What percantage of people owned an radio in whay year?
70% in 1939
When did Berlin host the Olympics?
1936
Nazi control of culture and the arts
Art
-The Weimar period had seen a flourishing of German art, much of which was abstract.
-Hitler saw this modern art as ‘degenerate’
-6500 works of art were removed from display across Germany.
-Hitler encouraged **‘Aryan art’ **instead, which showed the physical and military power of Germany and the Aryan race.
Nazi control of culture and the arts
Architecture
-Hitler was very interested in architecture and believed it could be used to project the power of the Nazi regime.
-The most important architect of the period was Albert Speer, who redesigned Berlin, as well as designing the** stadium in Nuremberg where annual rallies were held.** ofthe haf lage collme and lions = grandure + strength
Nazi control of culture and the arts
Literature
mass book burnings, mostly Jewish authors’ works ceremonially destroyed.
Nazi control of culture and the arts
Theatre
-Works by certain playwrights were banned.
-Nazi-produced political plays and musicals were not very popular so the regime allowed classic plays by the likes of Shakespeare to be performed.
Nazi control of culture and the arts
Film
-Films were popular forms of entertainment but Goebbels saw them as a form of escapism for Germans.
Directors such as Leni Riefenstahl created patriotic films such as Triumph of the Will (1935)
When were the Nazi book burnings?
1933
Nazi control of culture and the arts
Music
In classical music, works by J**ewish composers **like Mendelssohn and Mahler were banned and the works of the German composer b were promoted, gaining huge popularity.
