It’s Propaganda Friday!It’s Propaganda Friday!

► Take out Note Paper Take out Note Paper (continuation from (continuation from WW1 WW2 notes)WW1 WW2 notes)

► Take out your Take out your poster and poster and propaganda propaganda exampleexample

““Master Race”Master Race”

►PresentationsPresentations 5 minutes in groups to 5 minutes in groups to

prepare organizationprepare organization Each student should Each student should

contribute to sharing contribute to sharing informationinformation

Speak with a loud, Speak with a loud, clear, articulate voiceclear, articulate voice

Practice eye contact. Practice eye contact.

►PostersPosters 1/3 Pictures1/3 Pictures 2/3 facts, quotes, 2/3 facts, quotes,

paraphrasesparaphrases 6-8 pieces of 6-8 pieces of

information information Neatness counts! Neatness counts! Ensure a titleEnsure a title

How did the Nazi party come How did the Nazi party come to power?to power?

►1. Misinformation 1. Misinformation ►2. Treaty of Versailles2. Treaty of Versailles►3. Hyperinflation3. Hyperinflation►4. Depression4. Depression►5. Hitler’s Personality5. Hitler’s Personality►6. Hitler’s Reign of Terror6. Hitler’s Reign of Terror►7. Propaganda7. Propaganda

How easy would it be for How easy would it be for propaganda to influence propaganda to influence

you ??you ??

Name the product…Name the product…

►Finger lickin’ good.Finger lickin’ good.► Just do it.Just do it.► I’m lovin’ it!I’m lovin’ it!►They’re magically delicious!They’re magically delicious!► It’s everywhere you want to be…It’s everywhere you want to be…

Brainstorm…Brainstorm…

►So, now that some of us admit that So, now that some of us admit that we’ve been influenced too, how does we’ve been influenced too, how does one influence a whole nation?one influence a whole nation?

►How might a government attempt to How might a government attempt to control a whole nation???control a whole nation???

Hitler YouthHitler Youth(Hitler Jugenot HJ)(Hitler Jugenot HJ)

“He alone who owns the youth gains the future”.“He alone who owns the youth gains the future”.--Adolf Hitler, 1935--Adolf Hitler, 1935

Flag of the Hitler Youth

Hitler Youth TimelineHitler Youth Timeline

►1933--HJ becomes the official state youth 1933--HJ becomes the official state youth program. All rival youth groups are program. All rival youth groups are forbidden.forbidden.

►1936--HJ mandatory for all eligible 1936--HJ mandatory for all eligible boys/girls between 10 & 18.boys/girls between 10 & 18.

►1939--Children who have not joined can 1939--Children who have not joined can be punished.be punished.

►1939--97% of eligible German youth 1939--97% of eligible German youth membersmembers

Qualifications for Qualifications for Membership:Membership:

► Racially pureRacially pure► No “hereditary No “hereditary

diseases”diseases”► Political attitude of Political attitude of

student & familystudent & family► Physically fitPhysically fit

Why Join?Why Join?► Brotherhood/Brotherhood/

SisterhoodSisterhood► Meaningful!!! Help Meaningful!!! Help

rebuild Germany.rebuild Germany.► Special privilegesSpecial privileges► Fun & exciting Fun & exciting

activitiesactivities► Peer PressurePeer Pressure► Chance to get out of Chance to get out of

school & homework. school & homework. Teachers HAD to let Teachers HAD to let students out of class students out of class and NOT assign them and NOT assign them homework.homework.

What if you didn’t want to What if you didn’t want to join?join?

► Left out--uniform worn all the timeLeft out--uniform worn all the time► No friends--groups start right after schoolNo friends--groups start right after school► OutcastOutcast► Teased by peers & teachersTeased by peers & teachers► Homework!!! Ex. “Why I am not an HJ…” Homework!!! Ex. “Why I am not an HJ…”

essayessay► Jobs! Needed membership to get many jobsJobs! Needed membership to get many jobs► Parents of non-members would not be Parents of non-members would not be

promoted at workpromoted at work► It was the LAW. Parents of non-members It was the LAW. Parents of non-members

investigated.investigated.

Hitler Youth at a book burning bonfire

HJ modeled itself after the organization of the military with squads and platoons.

What did HJ members learn What did HJ members learn about?about?

► The Hitler Youth The Hitler Youth intended to train intended to train future "Aryan future "Aryan supermen" and future supermen" and future soldiers who would soldiers who would faithfully serve the faithfully serve the Third Reich.Third Reich.

More “learning”…More “learning”…

► Youths in Youths in HJHJ camps camps learned to use learned to use weapons, built up weapons, built up their physical their physical strength, learned war strength, learned war strategies, and were strategies, and were indoctrinated in anti-indoctrinated in anti-Semitism.Semitism.

Older members of the Hitler Youth throw mock grenades during a sports festival. June 1936.

UniformsUniforms

► Members of the Hitler Members of the Hitler Youth wore paramiltiary Youth wore paramiltiary uniforms very similar to uniforms very similar to the Nazi Party, and the the Nazi Party, and the organization used a organization used a system of system of Nazi ranksNazi ranks similar to the similar to the ranks and ranks and insignia of the SS.insignia of the SS.

League of German GirlsLeague of German Girls► Young German women Young German women

were indoctrinated with were indoctrinated with the values of the values of obedience, duty, self-obedience, duty, self-sacrifice, discipline and sacrifice, discipline and physical self-control. physical self-control.

► The goal of girls in the The goal of girls in the HJ was to prepare HJ was to prepare women for motherhood women for motherhood and raise children who and raise children who would be educated in would be educated in the ways of National the ways of National Socialism. Socialism.

► They were They were indoctrinated with indoctrinated with Aryan "racial pride" and Aryan "racial pride" and told to avoid any told to avoid any contact with Jews.contact with Jews.

"Every girl belongs to us" states this League of German Maidens poster

What techniques did the What techniques did the Nazis use that still are used Nazis use that still are used

today?today?

Why does propaganda work?Why does propaganda work?

Protect yourself against Protect yourself against Propaganda.Propaganda.

► ThinkThink► Be informedBe informed► Get your news form Get your news form

more than one more than one sourcesource

► Question the Question the reliability of sourcesreliability of sources

► Don’t rely on Don’t rely on shortcutsshortcuts

Propaganda TechniquesPropaganda Techniques

►HandoutHandout►StationsStations

►17 Stations: Try to visit at least 1017 Stations: Try to visit at least 10

Name CallingName Calling

Nazi name callingNazi name calling

► TraitorTraitor► CrippleCripple► CommunistCommunist

► Jewish people Jewish people portrayed as rats portrayed as rats (could also be (could also be transfer)transfer)

Name calling todayName calling today

► BlondeBlonde► YuppieYuppie► HippieHippie► TerroristTerrorist► Fag, that’s so gayFag, that’s so gay► RetardedRetarded

Glittering GeneralitiesGlittering Generalities

Nazi generalitiesNazi generalities

► FatherlandFatherland► PatriotismPatriotism► NationalismNationalism

Glittering generalities todayGlittering generalities today

► LoveLove► GoodGood► BadBad► DemocracyDemocracy► PatriotismPatriotism► With us or against With us or against

usus► Many people sayMany people say

EuphemismsEuphemisms

Nazi EuphemismsNazi Euphemisms

► Work CampWork Camp► Final SolutionsFinal Solutions► LiquidateLiquidate► RelocationRelocation► AnnexationAnnexation

Modern EuphemismsModern Euphemisms

► Peace keeperPeace keeper► Collateral DamageCollateral Damage► Shell shocked, Shell shocked,

Combat Fatigue, Combat Fatigue, post-traumatic post-traumatic stress disorderstress disorder

► Ethnic CleansingEthnic Cleansing

TransferTransfer

Nazi TransferNazi Transfer

Transfer TodayTransfer Today

TestimonialTestimonial

Nazi TestimonialsNazi Testimonials

Plain FolksPlain Folks

Nazi Plain folksNazi Plain folks

Plain folks todayPlain folks today

BandwagonBandwagon

Nazi BandwagonNazi Bandwagon

Today BandwagonToday Bandwagon

Logical FallaciesLogical Fallacies

Nazi Logical FallaciesNazi Logical Fallacies

• Many German people lost their savings Many German people lost their savings when the economy collapsedwhen the economy collapsed

• Many Jewish people work for banks Many Jewish people work for banks where the savings were kept.where the savings were kept.

• Jewish people are to blame for your Jewish people are to blame for your savings disappearingsavings disappearing

Logical Fallacy todayLogical Fallacy today►• • Premise 1: Hillary Clinton supports Premise 1: Hillary Clinton supports

gun-control legislation.gun-control legislation.►• • Premise 2: All fascist regimes of the Premise 2: All fascist regimes of the

twentieth century have passed gun-twentieth century have passed gun-control legislation.control legislation.

►• • Conclusion: Hillary Clinton is a Conclusion: Hillary Clinton is a fascist.fascist.

Slippery Slope FallacySlippery Slope Fallacy

Nazi Slippery SlopeNazi Slippery Slope

► If we don’t invade other countries we If we don’t invade other countries we will seem weakwill seem weak

► If we seem weak then other countries If we seem weak then other countries will try to attack us again.will try to attack us again.

►We must attack all neighboring We must attack all neighboring nations to protect our fatherlandnations to protect our fatherland

Slippery Slope TodaySlippery Slope Today

• • If Congress passes legislation limiting If Congress passes legislation limiting the availability of automatic weapons, the availability of automatic weapons, America will slide down a slippery America will slide down a slippery slope which will ultimately result in the slope which will ultimately result in the banning of all guns, the destruction of banning of all guns, the destruction of the Constitution, and a totalitarian the Constitution, and a totalitarian police state.police state.

FearFear

Nazi FearNazi Fear

Fear TodayFear Today

HomeworkHomework

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