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propaganda
information designed to influence people
who ran propaganda
Josef Goebbels
what was Josef Goebbels minister of
Enlightenment and Propaganda
what ideas did Nazis repeat
- glory of war
- Hitler as powerful leader
- evils of communism
- inferiority of Jews
- glorification of Aryan race
what did films emphasise
- Nazi messages
- shown clearly in propaganda films
- subtly in entertainment films
what did Hitler use to reach everyone in German society
- radios in homes
- loudspeakers in public spaces
what was played on radios
- Hitler’s speeches
- German music
- Nazi history
when were the Berlin olympics
1936
what did Nazis want to show with the Berlin olympics
Aryan superiority and Nazi power
what were rallies used for
- show Germany’s strength (appealed to German’s pride
example of a popular event/rally
annual Nuremberg rally
what did Nazis do to books as a part of censorship
burnt 1000s written by Jews or that conflicted w their beliefs
examples of censorshihp
- burning books
- scripts for plays/films/radios told what to say
- only newspapers supporting Nazis could operate
how much of the Newspapers did the Nazis control
1944: 80%
successes of propaganda
- Goebbels spread Nazi message subtly/obviously
- posters everywhere spread message
- most German societies supported Nazis
downturn on propaganda
- began to fail when Germany began losing war
- it was difficult to believe winning was an option w cities being bombed and food shortages
what did Nazis want building to reflect
their power
what were building modeled off
the grandeur of the Ancient Greeks/Romans
what were buildings built from
traditional materials
who was Hitler’s preferred architect
Albert Speer, he created key Nazi buildings like the ones for rallies
how did music change under Nazi rule
- wanted traditional
- ‘degenerate’ jazz music banned
- music by Beethoven encouraged
- any written by Jewish coposer banned
example of Jewish composer
Medelssohn
what as art intended to do
glorify Aryan race
what regulated artists
the Reich Chamber of Visual Arts
what style did art have
naturalistic, shown things as they are
what did literature need to do
fit the Nazi message
what had to approve all books
the Chamber of Culture
what was compulsory in cinemas
to show short Nazi propaganda films before the entertainment film
what did Hitler run Germany as
a police state
who was the key figure who ran the Nazi repression system
Henrich Himmler
what did the police control
every aspect of daily life
what was ‘Gleischatlung’
control by force
what did Nazi regime combine
force and fear, to achieve conformity (obedience)
what was Henrich Himmler in charge of
Nazi’s tools for repression
- the Gestapo
- SS
- SD
when did Henrich Himmler’s career in Nazi party begin
- 1929 when he led the SS
- made him one of Hitler’s closest colleagues
what ideas did Himmler support
- Aryan superiority
- inferiority of untermenschen
who controlled the legal system
the Nazis
what did the Nazis rid of in the legal system
trials by jury, now trials rested on a judge alone
what was compulsory for judges to join
National Socialist League for the Maintenance of the Law
whose favour did judges have to rule in favour of
the Nazis
who tried ‘political criminals’?
the People’s Court in Berlin, these were people who opposed Hitler. Many were found guilty.
who were the Gestapo
Hitler’s secret police service
when/who set up the Gestapo
1933 by Hermann Goering
who were the Gestapo led by
Reynhard Heydrich
why did the Gestapo not wear uniform
they were secret investigators
how many men made up the Gestapo
small unit of 50,000 men who relied on informers to find opponents
punishments by the Gestapo who found people speaking against Nazi regime
often tortured or sent to concentration camps
what did the Gestapo terrify German people w
their power
SS long name
Schutztaffe
who were the SS
Hitler’s protection service
when was the SS set up
1925
who led the SS
Heinrich Himmler
who did the SS recruit
Aryans
what were the SS like
- highly trained
- disciplined (why Hitler preferred them to SA)
what did the SS wear
black uniform
what were the SS in charge of
Germany’s police state
what did the SS have power to do
search people’s property and send them to prison wo trial
what did the SS run
concentration camps
success of Nazi repression
- population thought Gestapo/SS were everywhere
- widespread fear: people didn’t oppose Nazi regime
what were many Germans encouraged to do
spy, this could help solve a personal vendetta
