Propaganda Flashcards
What is the definition of propaganda
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view
What were Hitlers initial ideas for propaganda when he joined the party
Encourages leaders to take out ads and promote meetings
What was Hitlers initial role within the Nazi party
Propaganda director
What did Hitler create as Propaganda director
The parties flag- it had ancient roots with Hindus
Who was the Naz press chief
Otto Dietrich
Who was the minister of propaganda
Joseph Goebbles
What forms could propaganda take
Speeches, radios, films, parades, books, education and newspaper
How many privately owned newspapers were there in January 1933
4700
What type of newspapers closed down during the decree for the protection of the people and the state
Leftist
By December 1933 how many daily newspapers did the Nazis own
27
How many Nazi newspapers were in circulation everyday
2.4 million
What was on the cover of Nazi newspapers and why
Antisemitic ideas so it would be the first thing they would see
Why was the ideas of radios so important
Hitler and Goebbels believes the spoken word was better than the written word
How many broadcasts did Hitler make in 1933
Over 50, sirens rang so those who were working stopped to listen
By what month and year were all radio stations in Germany under control of propaganda ministry
April 1934
What percentage of households had radios in 1939
70%
Why did so many households have radios
Only 76 reichsmarks so made them affordable, mass produced making them cheaper
Why were the radios good in regards the channels
Only 2 channels and both had air time of Hitler
What percentage of the sales were radios in 1935
75% of them
When had 100,000 radios been sold
August 18th 1933
Why were films used for propaganda
Films can work on subconscious and reinforce prejudices with subliminal messages
What happened in regards to foreign films
They were carefully monitored, many American films banned besides Disney cartoons
How many films were created between 1933 and 1945
Over 1000
How much did cinema attendance increase by between 1933 and 1944
400%
What percentage of films were directly political
14%, many just had hidden messages
What did Nazi films glorify
Hitler, ideology and youth programmes
What happened to films that promoted weakness
They were banned
What did marches and parades look like
Consisted of uniforms, banners, party songs sung, torches being carried and swastikas hung from the streets
Why was the look of the marches and parades important
So it looked like the Nazis had huge population
How many people attended the Nuremberg rallies in 1938
1,000,000 people
What event occurred in 1936 in Germany that helped grow support for Nazis worldwide
Berlin Olympics, it was a global event covered in swastikas, made competitors do Nazi solutes and made it look as though all was good within Germany
How many copies of Mein Kampf sold before Hitler became chancellor in 1933
240,000
Who were given free Mein Kampf books
Every newly wed couple and every soldier fighting at the front
By 1939 how many copies had been sold and in how many languages- Mein Kampf
5.2 million copies in 11 languages
By the end of the war how many Mein Kampf copies had been sold
10 million
How did posters portray Jews
As commercial and villianish
What did most posters consist of
Blonde hair blue eye families
When a travesty was being shown what colour would they use and why
Red to represent the communists saying that they caused these issues
Why was placing Hitler and Hindenburg on a poster a good idea
As it symbolised power
How were school children dressed when performing their school song
Like soldiers
What were the schools songs suggesting
We needed to purify Germany, presenting anti sematic views
