how did the nazi's use terror to control the german people & propaganda Flashcards
Gestapo is
the secret police
after the night of the long knives, the SS
grew dramatically in size
did the SS have an internal spy service
YES
what and who were the SS
Hitlers personal mini army, and his most dedicated, aryan soldiers
how did the nazis make it seem as if they had loads of tanks and planes
they would make them do rounds ( round and come back) in order to make them seem loads
propaganda was built in order to make Hitler seem like a
god and saviour of Germany
how was the olimpic stadium used as a source of propaganda
it showed germany as modern, and was called the 3rd reich or empire to ennunciate and show people loyalty to Hitler
olimpic stadium was made to look like what
like the colloseum or an ancient roman building so that it looked strong and huge- spreading the message that Hitlers empire would also last 1000 years
radios and propaganda
radio was only tuned into nazi channels and people were encouraged to but radios which meant nazi messages were everywhere ( in homes, schools, shops, streets)
music and propaganda
music was heavily censored. Things like jazz or non german music was banned as it didn’t originate from germany
what was goebelles method of making sure people didn’t get bored of the radio
adding in different music ( but still with propaganda messages)
cinema and censorship
all films had to carry pro nazi messages and not show german weakness ( needed to show germans as the good guys and show nazi values)
what was played before films
nazi accomplishments
books and censorship
nazi’s encouraged book burnings as this helped eliminate opposing ideologies, intellectual dissent, and cultural diversity.
book burnings
large crowds where people would gather to burn their books which had antinazi messages