Nazi Propaganda Raging Through Germany
In Germany, propaganda flourished, not only for the war, but also for new ideologies. They used many methods that exceeded posters to influence the people of Germany. Instead of the normal flyers, they used meetings, film, radio, and other visual aids to get the message out to the public. During the time of World War Two, Hitler’s goal in propaganda was to further exemplify the totalitarian form of government and influence the views on the Jewish society. Of course, along with this, Hitler wanted to make the Allies look like the bad guys, but one of his main focuses was to make Jews seem socially unacceptable to their society.
The propaganda had very strict guidelines by which was thoroughly thought out in order to be influential to all. Hitler made up principles that should be followed in order to have the best and most influential outcome. He made sure that the message conveyed would be acceptable to the people as a dictate and that it would affect the people emotionally, so they could feel strongly about the topic. However, they did not want it to be so affective that it would be addressed to one with much intelligence, seeing as if they would figure out the game. The principles also included being popular and making sure that the people believed it as the truth. Granted it was not the complete truth, but the truth in the eyes of the politician and the government in which they wanted to share to the public.
One of the major focuses during World War Two in Germany was anti- Jewish feeling. As well as having strategy for the propaganda about the actual war, Hitler had a strategy for luring the citizens to despise Jewish people. The propaganda involving ideologies was used to change the traditional behaviors of the Nazis and to establish a new way of thinking that would affect their everyday lives. Hitler also had the strategy of only having one main focus and enemy when trying to change the views of the Nazi. That main enemy was the Jews. Hitler used anti-Semitism as the main propaganda weapon, showing the effects it had on the wars. He tried to get the Nazis to see and believe that the Jews were the main enemy of Germany and they must get rid of all of them. With this propaganda, much racial and anti-Jewish feeling developed in the people of Germany.
"Propaganda, Nazi." Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Ed. Israel Gutman. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1990. Gale World History In Context. Web. 9 May 2012.
The propaganda had very strict guidelines by which was thoroughly thought out in order to be influential to all. Hitler made up principles that should be followed in order to have the best and most influential outcome. He made sure that the message conveyed would be acceptable to the people as a dictate and that it would affect the people emotionally, so they could feel strongly about the topic. However, they did not want it to be so affective that it would be addressed to one with much intelligence, seeing as if they would figure out the game. The principles also included being popular and making sure that the people believed it as the truth. Granted it was not the complete truth, but the truth in the eyes of the politician and the government in which they wanted to share to the public.
One of the major focuses during World War Two in Germany was anti- Jewish feeling. As well as having strategy for the propaganda about the actual war, Hitler had a strategy for luring the citizens to despise Jewish people. The propaganda involving ideologies was used to change the traditional behaviors of the Nazis and to establish a new way of thinking that would affect their everyday lives. Hitler also had the strategy of only having one main focus and enemy when trying to change the views of the Nazi. That main enemy was the Jews. Hitler used anti-Semitism as the main propaganda weapon, showing the effects it had on the wars. He tried to get the Nazis to see and believe that the Jews were the main enemy of Germany and they must get rid of all of them. With this propaganda, much racial and anti-Jewish feeling developed in the people of Germany.
"Propaganda, Nazi." Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Ed. Israel Gutman. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1990. Gale World History In Context. Web. 9 May 2012.