Culture - N Flashcards
How was cinema affected under the Nazis?
Nazi supporters such as Alfred Hugenberg owned film studios, so the Nazis had direct influence on exactly which films were made.
Goebells read and approved all film scripts.
All films had to carry a pro-Nazi message.
News reports of Nazi achievements were always shown before the main film.
How was art affected under the Nazis?
The Nazis wanted art to be clearly understandable to ordinary people.
Should show healthy, heroic German figures and family scenes of happy, strong, “pure” Germans.
1936: The Nazis publically burnt 5000 paintings. They put on an exhibition of the “degenerate” art and opened another of officially approved paintings.
How was literature affected under the Nazis?
A list of banned books was created which included books by Jewish authors. These would be removed by libraries and bookshops.
Goebells organised events where banned books would be gathered and burnt.
What book topics did Goebells encourage?
Race
Glory of War
Brilliance of the Nazis
What book was banned for being anti-war?
Erich Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front”.
How many writers fled Germany between 1933-45?
Around 2,500.
What book was best-selling in Germany during the Nazi Rule?
Hitler’s “Mein Kampf”.
How did Hitler want public buildings, government offices and parade grounds to be?
Big to represent Nazi power.
He favoured stone structures, which was often copies of buildings from ancient Greece or Rome.
What Weimar architectural movement did Hitler disapprove of?
Bauhaus.
They used new technology to design simple practical buildings and objects.
Hitler banned this modern design and closed the movement down in 1933.
What were plays made to focus on as a result of Nazi rule?
German history and politics.
What clubs did Nazis close down? Why?
Cabaret clubs.
They sang songs about sex and politics.
What plays were allowed in threatres in Nazi Germany?
Older play-wrights like Goeche and Schiller.
What music was banned in Nazi Germany?
Jazz music as its origins linked to African Americans.
Jewish composers were also banned.
What type of music was approved in Nazi Germany?
Traditional marching music
Folk songs
Classical music by German/Austrian composers such as Beethoven and Mozart.
When were the Olympic Games held in Germany?
1936
