Nazi Terror and Control (propaganda) Flashcards
what were the aims of Nazi propaganda?
- to glorify the regime
- to spread Nazi values
- to create a Nazi world view
what was Weltanschauung?
World view
the Nazis wanted to create a positive view
what was Gleichschaltung?
coordination
examples of modes of propaganda
newspapers literature cinema sport radio art music rallies
who was the most prominent Nazi film director?
Leni Riefenstahl
filmed:
- Triumph of the Will
- Olympia
what were the types of films?
- pure escapism
- overt propaganda
- emotive nationalism
what was the RMVP and when was it formed?
the Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda
formed in March 1933
what was the Reich Cultural Chamber and when was it formed?
an organisation all artists and singers had to be a part of
set up in September 1933
what was the name of the radio used by the Nazis?
the ‘People’s reciever’
what were the properties of the radio?
- was cheap and easily affordable
- most homes had one
- only one station possible which meant that intl radio was censored
how many Germans owned a radio by 1939?
25% in 1932
70% in 1939
how did the Nazis gain control of the press?
by setting up a publishing house called Eher Verlag they gradually bought all of the newspapers in Germany
what was the DNB news agency?
a governmental office which controlled information newspapers would receive
how did Goebbels personally control the press?
he would hold a daily press conference on editorial policy for the newspapers
what was the Editor’s Law of October 1933?
the responsibility of the newspaper rested solely on the editor which meant that if it did break the rules the editor would receive the punishment
