Propaganda In Nazi Germany

Question 1

What was the aim of Nazi propaganda?

Answer 1

To win the German people over to the Nazi regime.

Question 2

Who was in charge of Nazi propaganda?

Answer 2

Dr Josef Goebbels

Question 3

What title was given to the man in charge of Nazi propaganda?

Answer 3

Minister for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda

Question 4

Name the Nazi organisation that bought up the majority of German newspapers.

Answer 4

Eher Verlag

Question 5

What percentage of German newspapers were bought up by the Nazi publisher?

Answer 5

69%

Question 6

What happened to non-Nazi newspapers?

Answer 6

Non-Nazi newspapers were either taken over or closed down.

Question 7

What did German newspaper editors have to attend every morning before publishing.

Answer 7

Editors had to attend a daily Propaganda Ministry briefing to be told what to print.

Question 8

Give one example of a Nazi propaganda film.

Answer 8

The Eternal Jew, a Nazi movie that portrays Jews in a very bad light.

Question 9

Why was propaganda so important to Hitler?

Answer 9

Propaganda allowed Hitler to push his message out to the entire German population. Only being exposed to Nazi propaganda (such as radio) from a young age also led many German children to become avid Nazis.

Question 10

What is a definition of propaganda?

Answer 10

Propaganda is a message that is spread by a government in order to get their people to think in a certain way (e.g. drink driving ads)