Describe the key features of Goebbels’ propaganda methods. (6 marks) 10. Describe the key features of the appeal of Hitler to the German people. (6 marks) 11. Describe the key features of Schleicher’s role in Hitler becoming Chancellor in 1933.
Assess the importance of propaganda in the maintenance of Nazi power between 1933 and 1939. Propaganda is information put out by an organization or government to promote a policy, idea, or cause. It was a fundamental element in the maintenance of the Nazi Government power between the period of 1933-39. Joseph Goebbels was an important key figure in utilising Propaganda in Germany. Though it wasn't the only key element in the maintenance of power, Nazi Government also used other factors including; fear and the success Hitler turning Germany socio-economy around.
The Nazis in Germany had the Ministry of Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda; the Soviets had the Propaganda Committee of the Communist Party; the Ministry of Information was in Britain; and the Americans had the Office of War Information. What many people fail to realize is that propaganda is not just what the other side says, but often one’s own side’s “information” and “news.” Although the use of propaganda was highly effective during World War II, it was also used throughout history. Historians traced the use of propaganda back to the Reformation of the Catholic Church in Europe. The first propaganda institute was involved in improving dissemination of a group of religious dogmas. Propaganda was modernized with the advancement of technology from the seventeenth to twentieth century.
One also needs to take into account the weaknesses of their democratic government of the Weimar Republic and its failure to deal with the problems of the day. This essay requires an explanation of the phenomenal electoral success of the Nazi Party between 1929 and 1933 with particular reference to the contribution made by their leader, Adolf Hitler. Arguably the most important reason for the Nazis rise to power was the personal qualities and leadership Adolf Hitler himself possessed. Hitler was a great and mesmerising speaker, he was a strong performer and when he spoke he aroused the emotions of his listeners and they were convinced just by his persona instead of what he was saying. This was important for Hitler’s rise to power as he gained huge population and support due to his impressive speeches.
This is demonstrated heavily through: * Architecture * Radio * Film ( triumph of the will) * Meetings and rallies * Speeches Goebbels, minister for propaganda was appointed in 1929, and the rest of the cabnet drew upon a variety of techniques in establishing a positive and progressive view of the Nazi state, Techniques: * Repetition * Stereotypes * Low intellectual level * Slogans * Appeal to emotion tather than rationality * Subtle, subliminal! The use of propaganda was highly effective as its aims achieved: * a single view, a one sided attitude which most of society clung to ignorantly * propoganda riled up the peoples emotions, suppressing logic and with the Nazis use of fabricated stories and figures, the people became deluded * allowed the Nazis to Marginalise people enabling them to create scapegoats, stereotypes, the intolerance and predjudice of certain groups in society especially Jews and communists which created
Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will: A Work of Art Leni Riefenstahl’s Nazi documentary, Triumph of the Will, however technically dazzling and artfully made, contradicts the sinister and inhumane actions of the Nazi regime the film celebrates. This propaganda film commissioned by Adolf Hitler, documents a 1934 Nazi Rally in Nuremberg, Germany. The film inventively presents the rally’s grandeur, swastika banners waving gaily, thousands of German people eager to see and hear Hitler’s address. Under Hitler’s authorization and Riefenstahl’s direction this film glorified and mysticized the Nazi party. The film was used to legitimize the Third Reich, thus gaining support for action by the German people.
This view is supported by the orthodox historical opinion which is explained in source V by Michael Burleigh. He states that the “governement was characterised by multi-centred incoherence” because the different state institutions all competed to work towards the Fuhrer and his ideology. This is exemplified by the way in which different institutions focussed on Hitlers different views on how the economy should be used. On the one hand Hjalmar Schact, Reich Minister of Economics, tried to focus the economy on the living standards and employment opportunities for the public. On the other hand Hermann Goering, head of the Four Year Plan, aimed to focus the economy onto preparing the country for war.
Holocaust 2. When we refer to the "Holocaust", what time period (years) are we talking about? From 1933 to 1945. Hitler Comes to Power 3. What types of German people found Hitler and the Nazi Party appealing?
DBQ Essay 9/8/13 The most important consequence of the printing press is spreading information that will cause conflict out throughout Europe. I’ll use document two to show the spread of the printing press, and document three to show how the printing press started a small conflict with information that could start a big disagreement, and lastly document four which shows more of the conflict of document three between Martin Luther and The Pope of The Roman Catholic Church. The spread of the printing is shown in document two. In Fourteen Seventy One, the printing started from small German states, and few Papal states. In just about twenty nine years the printing in Europe rapidly increased through the central of the small German states and the Papal states also it spreads to the Netherland and over to England.
Otto Von Bismarck (Hitler’s hero).in 1871 Otto Von Bismarck established Germany as a country by winning the Franco Prussian war. And doing that created Pan German nationalism. Another pan Germanic idol was Martin Luther, he protested against catholic churches as he thought they were flawed and wrong due to indulgencies (buying your way into heaven), he strongly expressed his anti-Catholic views by hammering his 95 thesis (problems with the Catholic church) to the door of a church. This began the protestant reformation. The Volk were also very fond of Beethoven, a German composer, however Hitler’s favourite composer was Richard Wagner and he used his music in death camps right before they would be killed.