Propaganda

• The Nazi propaganda message aimed to promote the Aryan race, the greatness of Germany, and the Fuhrer cult - portraying Hitler as a god
• In 1933, Joseph Goebbels became the Minister of Enlightenment and Propaganda for the Nazis
• Nazi propaganda methods included the use of:

  • Posters
  • Newspapers like Der Sturmer, which spread messages like Jews kidnapping children
  • Films like Triumph of the Will in 1934
  • Rallies and radio broadcasts, such as the Nuremberg Rally in 1934
• Nazi censorship tactics involved:

  • Book burning in 1933, where 20,000 Jewish and Communist books were burnt
  • Destruction of art created by Jewish artists
  • Censorship of newspapers, leading to the disappearance of 10,000 newspapers/magazines by 1938 and the burning of 2500 textbooks
  • Restriction on music, banning jazz and associated dancing