Nazi Question

Question 1

Who was goebells and what was his aim?

Answer 1

Minister of propaganda and enlightenment he wanted to brainwash Germans into idolised hitler, the nazis and national socialism

Question 2

Methods used for propaganda?

Answer 2

Swastikas on public, pictures of hiter, heil hitler greetings
Censorship of press
Control of radio - cheap - Reich broadcasting act
Mass rallies - August, Nuremberg
Sports events - Olympics 1936, Jesse owens won
Loudspeakers in public places

Question 3

What was the aim of propaganda to make ideology appear?

Answer 3

Authoritarian society that emphasised national belief and strength

Question 4

What was the hitler myth?

Answer 4

Creation of Hitler myth depicting hitker as a major mechanism for cohesion. Encouraged support by showing a strength that was not present in the years of weimar

Question 5

What were the failures of propaganda?

Answer 5

Bishop galan and his anti t43 programme sermons
White rose movement against treatment of Jews
Shows propaganda didn’t work at maintaining all popular support

Question 6

Was it easy to tell if popple supported the regime or went along out of fear?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Was it easy to tell if popple supported the regime or went along out of fear?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

After what event was SS and Gestapo created?

Answer 8

After Knight of the long knives

Question 9

How did the gestapo create a terror state?

Answer 9

Had over 150,000 informant

Given unlimited power and could detain and interrogate those who seemed suspicious

Question 10

What challengs the idea of a terror state?

Answer 10

Gestapo membership only 40-50k between 1943-45

Most reports to gestapo made out of self interest.