life in nazi germany: propoganda. Flashcards

1
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newspapers: how did the nazis take control of the newspapers?

A

took control of exisiting newspapers.
closed opposing papers down.

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newspapers: by what date had the nazis sucsessfully taken over 2/3 of all newspapers and magizines?

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1939.

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newspapers: what did the nazis publish and what was it called (in english?)

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newspaper.
the stormer.

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newspapers: what did the nazis newspapers contain and why?

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anti-semitic rants and cartoons.
propoganda.

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newspapers: what did the nazis do to the remaining companies?

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controlled content.

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newspapers: what did the editor law mean for newspapers?

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editors were personally responsible for the content.

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newspapers: due to the editors law what couldn’t newspapers print?

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anything ‘which is calculated to weaken the strength of the german reich at home or abroad.’

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newspapers: what were all journalists forced to join?

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reich association of press.

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newspapers: what was goebbels role?

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issued regular statments of what could/ couldn’t be printed.

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radios: when were all radio companies (national and local) incorperated into the reich radio company?

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1934.

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radios: who controlled the output of radio stations?

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minestry of propoganda.

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radios: what did goebbels state about the first law of broadcast?

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‘don’t be boring.’

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radios: what did most producers on the radio play and why?

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nazi speeches, traditional german folk music, hitlers favourite composer wagner.
to play it safe.

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radios: what was discouraged to play on the radio?

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amercian culture like jazz.
music by jewish composers and songwriters.

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15
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radios: what were the peoples recievers?

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nazi produced cheap radio sets.

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radios: how much were the peoples recievers to buy?

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a weeks wages for an average manual worker.

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radios: how could you pay for the peoples recievers?

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in installments.

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radios: by 1933 how many peoples recievers were produced?

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1.5 million.

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radios: by 1939 how many germans had a radio in their homes?

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70%

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radios: what was different in germnay compaired to the rest of the world in how many radios people had?

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higher percentage.

21
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radios: how did these help aid control?

A

peoples recievers had a limited range.

22
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rallies: why were giant rallies held?

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to emphasise and celebrate strength of the nazi movement.

23
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rallies: what did they involve?

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speeches, choruses, marches, tourch-lit parades and mock battles.

24
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rallies: what anual party rally was the largest and in 1934 how long did the event last?

A

nuremberg.
1 week.

25
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rallies: in the 1934 how many trained were there, how many people were there?

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500.
250,000.

26
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rallies: in the 1934 rally where did the specially built train station leave them/ where did they go after?

A

to stay in a city of tents constructed for the event.

27
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rallies: 1934- how many swastika flags were there and how were they displayed?

A

30,000.
placed around a field, each in their own spotlight.

28
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rallies: 1934- at night how many searchlights projected beams of light into the sky and what did it prodcue (according to the nazis?)

A

152.
‘cathedral of light.’

29
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rallies: who filmed the whole event (1934)?

A

leni rienfenstahc.

30
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rallies: what film did leni rienfenstahc produce, what were the openign shots and how did that present them?

A

triumph of the will.
shots of hitlers palne descending from the skies over the nuremberg. bringing him to earth like a god.

31
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rallies: what atmosphere were the crowds moved by and how did they react?

A

semi-religious.
hysterical when the fuher made his apperance.

32
Q

posters: what was placed around the towns and villages across germany thoughout their power?

A

propoganda from posters.

33
Q

berlin olympics: when did berlin host the olympics and why was it important?

A
  1. propoganda.
34
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berlin olympics: what coverd berlin?

A

olympic flags and swastikas.

35
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berlin olympics: how big was the stadium?

A

100,000 seats. biggest at the time.

36
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berlin olympics: what was taken down around berlin?

A

anti-semitic signs.

37
Q

berlin olympics: what was toned down and why?

A

german newspapers down the stories.
give impression of a germany that was internationally acceptable.

38
Q

berlin olympics: what did the games promote and how was it promoted?

A

arayan superiority and nearly all arayan german team emerged victorious, won the most medals.

39
Q

berlin olympics: what was the exception to the arayan athletes being the best?

A

luz long (blond and blue eyed) long jumper broke preliminary round. opponent jesse owens (african amercian) fouled his first 2 attempts. long helped him, gave advice about where to jump from. he won gold. long won silver.

40
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film: when was the golden age for the cinema?

A

1930.

41
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film: how did the nazis closely control films?

A

the reich film chamber.

42
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film: what limited the importation of foregin films?

A

complicated laws and taxes.

43
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film: what was provided to encourage the creation of home grwon german films?

A

money.

44
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film: when had 2/3 of all films state financed?

A

1939.

45
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film: when was the reich cinema law intordcued and what did it consist of?

A

1939.
compulsory alls cripts had to be pre-censored, stopped production of films critising nazis.

46
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film: how did the films present people?

A

glorified the leader/ critisised jews encouraged.

47
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film: what did goebbels realise and what did he do about it?

A

overly political films wouldnt be popular.
limited to only 10% of films made.

48
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film: what weren’t film posters openly filled with and what did it do instead?

A

propoganda.
blended romance and drama with themes what mached nazi beliefs.