Nazi Germany (2) Flashcards
What is propaganda?
Political advertising
What is censorship?
Prevention of the publication of unwanted viewpoints
What was the Reich Chamber of Culture?
Who set it up?
Set up by Goebbels
In charge of each of the 6 major propaganda methods.
What were 2 big methods of propaganda?
Nuremberg Rallies
1936 Berlin Olympic games
Who produced the best propaganda films.?
Name the 2?
Levi Riefenstahl
Olympia
Triumph of the Will
Give 5 methods of censorship?
Newspapers bought by Nazi publishers
Only journalists approved by govt. could work in media
Newspapers that printed anti-Nazi stories were shut down
Loudspeakers erected in public & work places
Persuaded to buy cheap radios which only picked uoNazi stations
What did Nazis want women to be?
Housewives & mothers
What law encouraged marriage and large families?
1933 law for the encouragement of marriage
Loan of 1000 marks. 25% written off for each child.
What are the 3K’s
Kinder, kirche und küche
Children, church & cooking
What were 2 benefits given to German women?
Lower taxes
Increased state benefits
What was given out on 12th August each year? Who was it given to?
Motherhood cross
Woman with most kids
What were Lebensborn?
Homes for unmarried mothers
Also brothels to be impregnanted by Aryan men
Was this 3k’s propaganda successful?
The birth & marriage rate increased but levelled off quickly
Give 4 examples of anti-semitism by the Nazis?
April 1933 - 1 day boycott of Jewish shops
September 1935 - Nuremberg Laws (couldn’t marry Aryans)
November 1938 - Kristallnacht (Jews fined for damage)
January 1939 - Encouraged to emigrate. Hitler spoke of annihilation.
Give 4 reasons why Germans accepted Anti-semitism?
- They agreed with the view
- They were scared of the SS
- Propaganda & indoctrination
- They didn’t know the Nazi intentions for Jews
What 3 other groups did the Nazis treat as inferior?
Gypsies
The disabled
Alcoholics
What was the 3 step Nazi policy in regards to the churches?
Control
Weaken
Replace
What church did the Nazis set up?
What was its symbol?
What was its “bible”?
German Faith Movement
Swastika
Mein Kampf
How many members did the German Faith Movement have?
3.5 million
Give 3 examples of how the Nazis tried to weaken the Roman Catholic Church?
July 1933 - concordat signed where Nazis would leave Church alone if they didn’t get involved with politics
1936 - Some terms ignored (youth groups)
1937 - Pope Pius XI condemned the regime
What Protestant denomination supported the Nazis?
Pro-Nazi Lutherans
Who was the leader of the Pro-Nazi Lutherans?
Ludwig Müller
What were Protestants who opposed the Nazis?
the Confessional Church
Who was the leader of the Confessional Church?
Pastor Martin Niemöller
What happened to Pastor Martin Niemöller?
Arrested in 1937
Sent to Dachau concentration camp
