This was produced by a fabulous student called Joe B who I was lucky to have taught GCSE History. As part of the class's work he was asked to produced an explanation of how propaganda was used by the Nazis to control the German people and this is his finished work

1. By Joe Butterworth 10L

2. Nazi propaganda was introduced in
1933 when the new chancellor of
Germany Adolf Hitler appointed Dr.
Joseph Goebbels as leader of
propaganda .
 Hitler appointed Goebbels as leader
of propaganda so that he was able
to spread Nazi messages through
different medias.
 In the twelve years which Hitler was
in power, he used it well as all of the
German public got behind Hitler
due to the use of propaganda.
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Propaganda, simply put, is the
manipulation of public opinion. It is
generally carried out through media
that is capable of reaching a large
amount of people and effectively
persuading them for or against a
cause. The exact meaning of
propaganda is constantly debated,
however, and no specific definition
is completely true. Some argue that
any persuasive communication is
propaganda, while others hold that
propaganda specifically alters
political opinions.

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The Nazis banned all newspapers
which were against Nazi views. The
Nazis believed that the German
public would turn against them if
they found out what was going on
truthfully.
The Nazis had three newspapers
which they owned. They were
called:
Das Reich, a more moderate and
highbrow publication aimed at
intellectuals and foreigners;
Der Stürmer, the most virulently
anti-Semitic of all.
Das Schwarze Korps, an SS
publication, aiming at a more
intellectual tone.

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Poster art was a mainstay of the Nazi
propaganda effort, aimed both at
Germany itself and occupied
territories. It had several advantages.
The visual effect, being striking,
would reach the viewer easily. Poster
were also, unlike other forms of
propaganda, difficult to avoid.
Imagery frequently drew on heroic
realism. Nazi youth and the SS were
depicted monumentally, with lighting
posed to produce grandeur.
Posters were also used in schools,
depicting, for instance, an institution
for the feeble-minded on one hand
and houses on the other, to inform the
students that the annual cost of this
institution would build 17 homes for
health families

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The Nazis produced many films to
promote their views. Themes included
the virtues of the Nordic or Aryan type,
German military and industrial strength,
and the evils of the Nazi enemies. On
March 13, 1933, The Third Reich
established a Ministry of Propaganda,
appointing Joseph Goebbels as its
Minister. On September 22, 1933, a
Department of Film was incorporated
into the Chamber of Culture. The
department controlled the licensing of
every film prior to its production.
Sometimes, the government would
select the actors for a film, financing the
production partially or totally, and would
grant tax breaks to the producers.
Hitler also banned Jewish actors and
actresses from film.

7. The radio was an important tool in
Nazi propaganda and it has been
argued that it was the Nazis who
pioneered the use of what was still a
relatively new technology as a tool
of genocide.
 The Nazis made their own Radios,
so that people who could not afford
a radio would be able to listen to
Nazi messages. The Nazis banned
music such as jazz as they were
totally against it.
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8. The children text books where
aimed obviously at the young
children, to support Nazi views on
religion.
 The text books where against
people who were not Nazis.
 Questions consisted e.g. ‘If the
population of Germany is 70 million
and there is 400,000 aliens, what
percentage of Germany’s
population are Aliens?
 The Text books were written by
Nazis and the teacher had to have
Nazi beliefs.
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9. In the 1936 Olympics In Berlin Hitler
used propaganda as all the crowd
had to support the Germans.
 Hitler had banned Jewish Germans
from competing in the German
national team as he believed tat
they were not proper Germans.
 When Jessie Owens, an American
athlete had won 4 medals, Hitler
refused to shake his hand because
he was a non German and also
because he was a different Race.
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