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Nazi Propaganda “The task of propaganda is not to make an objective study of the truth…but to convince the masses. -Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

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Nazi Propaganda

“The task of propaganda is not to make an objective study of the truth…but to convince the masses.

-Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

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Nazi Propaganda

What is propaganda? Propaganda is biased information designed to

shape public opinion and behavior.

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The Role of Propaganda in Nazi Strategy

Hitler joins German Workers Party Encourages leaders to take out ads and promote

meetings Organizes mass meetings

Hitler becomes propaganda director

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The Role of Propaganda in Nazi Strategy

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The Role of Propaganda in Nazi Strategy

Hitler’s ideas were not particularly new, what was new was the attention he paid to presentation, how he said something rather than what he said.

Hitler’s salute came from Mussolini’s Fascists which they borrowed from the ancient Romans

He also modeled his brown shirts on Mussolini’s black shirts

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Otto Dietrich

Nazi Party Press Chief

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Joseph Goebbels

Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

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Nazi Propaganda

The Nazi’s quickly recognized the value of the media. From the early days of the party they used aggressive advertising to promote the nazi ideologyGoebbels was in charge of ‘enlightening’ the German public

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Book Burnings

Nazi students unload confiscated materials for the public book burning that is to take place on the Opernplatz in Berlin. The banner on the back of the truck reads: "German students march against the un-German spirit."

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Book Burnings

Link to Book Burnings

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Nazi Propaganda: Methods

Word of the WeekPostersRadioFilmNewspapers

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Newspapers

Censoring newspapers ensures that only the news you want people to read is available to the public

Nazi party members wrote many articles for the press, ensuring that the message was always positive

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Der Sturmer

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Der Sturmer

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Joke of the Times

“I told my wife that if I die, don’t let them put it in the newspaper, because no one will believe it”

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Nazi Control of Radio

Hitler’s Speeches

Hitler is considered to have been one of the greatest public speakers of all time.

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Nazi Control of Film

Film was used to show Hitler in a positive light as often as possibleThe Nazi’s commissioned several films, each carefully portraying a certain imageTriumph of the Will Directed by Leni Riefenstahl taken at Nazi Party Rally in Nuremburg-

1934 considered a documentary masterpiece

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Film: The Eternal Jew

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Film: The Eternal Jew

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Winning the Masses

“One people, one government, one leader.”

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Posters Creating One People

Posters are cheap and easy to distributePlaced in prominent positions they act as a constant reminder of ideologyCan be used for many purposes

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Examples of Nazi Posters

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Anti-Jewish Propaganda Campaigns

Nazi’s had to determine who was and who wasn’t a full-fledged member of the national community.

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Then and Now

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“You are Sharing the Load! A Genetically Ill Individual Costs Approximately 50,000 Reichsmarks by the Age of Sixty”

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Race Defiler1936

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Der Fiftpilz:The Poisonous Mushroom