hitler’s third reich nazi fascism in germany 1933-1945
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Hitler’s Third Reich
Nazi Fascism in Germany1933-1945
ADOLPH HITLER
Why did they follow him?
Understanding Nazi Propaganda
THE MASTER MIND
Josef GoebbelsMinister of Propaganda
NAZI PROPAGANDA GOALS
• To create a German nationalistic spirit based on invincibility and superiority.
• To create a “scapegoat” for all of Germany’s misfortunes.The Jews
REMEMBER...
• APPEAL TO THE EMOTIONS, DO NOT USE REASON OR LOGIC
• DEVELOP THE “GROUP MENTALITY”, THEN LEAD…MASS MANIPULATION
• “LIE BIG AND OFTEN ENOUGH, AND THEY WILL BELIEVE…”
How did they do it?
The “Means” to the End...
THE ARTS
• Posters• Political Cartoons• Film• Grand Architecture• Fine Art
Propaganda poster advertising the anti-semitic film "Der ewige Jude" (The Wandering Jew). Germany, ca. 1940.
Fine Art
Public Displays
• Parades and Uniforms• Air Shows• 1936 Olympic Games
The last of the runners who carried the Olympic torch from Olympia, Greece, arrives in Berlin to light the Olympic Flame, marking the start of the of the 11th Summer Olympic Games. Berlin, Germany, August 1, 1936.
1936 Nuremburg Rally
New Products
VOLKSWAGON
The “People’s Car”
Appeal to the Youth
• Nazi youth groups--Hitler’s Youth and Bund Deutcher Moedel
• Special uniforms and youth rallies and parades
• NAZI toys• Media sessions with the children
Appeal to the Youth
The collection of toys and figurines show the extent of Nazi influence in the German culture.
Propaganda
AGAINST THE “SCAPEGOATS”
• JEWS• COMMUNISTS• BLACKS• SLAVS
• ANY ONE THAT HITLER DEEMED “INFERIOR” OR “DANGEROUS TO THE THIRD REICH”
WATCH NOW...
Would you have believed the propaganda and followed him?