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

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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?