Nazi Propaganda Flashcards
Who was in charge of Nazi propaganda?
Josef Goebbels
How did the Nazis use the press and radio?
Censored stories they did not want.
Put Hitler’s speeches on the radio.
Manufactured a cheap radio called the People’s Receiver which meant everyone had access to a radio.
How did the Nazis use rallies for support?
They were made bigger and bigger and filmed to appear spectacular.
What was the importance of the 1936 Olympics for propaganda?
They wanted to use the olympics to show off a strong and powerful government. They built a new olympic stadium in Berlin that could hold 110,000 spectators.
How did the Nazis use culture, literature and art to influence and control behaviour?
The art of Otto Dix was burnt.
They removed thousands of paintings from galleries.
They censored and burned books that they did not agree with or that challenged the Nazis.
