Make the lie big Make it simple Keep saying it, and Eventually they will believe it Adolf Hitler

What is propaganda? Propaganda is the use of the Media to aggressively promote one point of view. Propaganda is ‘brainwashing’ of the public, convincing them of an ideological viewpoint.

What is Censorship? Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable, harmful or sensitive, as determined by a censor.

The Nazi’s quickly recognised the value of the media. From the early days of the party they used aggressive advertising to promote the Nazi ideology

Goebbels was in charge of ‘enlightening’ the German public. Hitler gave him the title of Minister of Propaganda and Enlightenment.

What methods did the Nazi’s use? Posters Radio Film Newspapers

Posters Posters are cheap and easy to distribute Placed in prominent positions they act as a constant reminder of ideology Can be used for many purposes

Vote Hitler

Death lies with Marxism

Posters advertising the film – The Eternal Jew

"Health, child protection, fighting poverty, aiding travellers, community, helping mothers: These are the tasks of the National Socialist People's Charity. Become a member!"

Radio Hitler is considered to have been one of the greatest public speakers of all time.

Radio wardens appointed to report on people’s reactions to specific broadcasts Provisions made for cheap radios called Volksempfänger (people’s receiver) Volksempfänger could not pick up foreign broadcasts Between the number of families with radios rose from 25% to 70%

Film Film was used to show Hitler in a positive light as often as possible. The Nazi’s commissioned several films, each carefully portraying a certain image. Film going quadrupled between 1933 and 1942.

Nazi government bought up shares in 4 major film companies Film going quadrupled between 1933 and 1942 Over 1000 films produced during the Third Reich By 1942 film companies completely state controlled

Newspapers Censoring newspapers ensures that only the news you want people to read is available to the public Nazi party members wrote many articles for the press, ensuring that the message was always positive Many publications were banned

1933 there were 4,700 daily newspapers, 3% controlled by NSDP daily newspapers, 82% controlled by NSDP From 1933 all editors and journalists had to be accredited by Goebbels

Music Germany had a rich classical tradition which suited the Nazi’s cultural propaganda objectives Jewish composers, e.g. Mahler and Mendelssohn were banned

How successful was Nazi propaganda? It strengthened support for Hitler, but not its policies e.g. anti-Semitism Nazi’s gained support from propaganda when it played on traditional German prejudices such as nationalism and a fear of Bolshevism. May not have appealed to all groups in German society.