Nazis and Propaganda

Term Paper # 111087

Communication > Mass Media
History > European - 20th Century

This paper discusses the success of the propaganda used by Hitler and the Nazis.

1,389 words () | 8 sources | APA | 2008 Australia

Paper Summary:

The paper attempts to show how the Nazi party's propaganda in the 1920s was of utmost importance to the party in conveying the Nazi ideology to the German people to build a wide support base. The paper discusses how the Nazi party manipulated the growing resentment toward the Versailles treaty and the Weimar government through propaganda. The paper includes four posters in color that highlight the ingenuity of Goebells and describes Leni Riefenstahl's successful propaganda film "Triumph of the Will".

From the Paper:

"The rise of Hitler and the Nazi party was due to a number of factors. An important contributing factor was propaganda. Propaganda was instrumental in projecting Nazi ideals; strong anti-Semitism and anti-Communist beliefs, glorifying the Aryan race, and the Fuhrer, Hitler. It also conveyed the ideas of German nationalism and the superiority of the German race, which were essential in Nazi ideology. Propaganda was important throughout the Nazi's campaign before and after they gained power in 1933. The party itself had a portfolio primarily concerned with propaganda (the ministry for Public enlightenment and propaganda), headed by Dr Joseph Goebbels arguably the best-educated Nazi leader . The Nazis' propaganda was as diverse as it was inventive. They reinvigorated old mediums such as radio by releasing and affordable radio dubbed the Volksempfanger, so anyone could listen to Nazi propaganda but also adopted new mediums, such as film most famously for "triumph of the will" by Leni Riefenstahl. The nazi party applied these mediums to fit certain situations such as bringing down the Weimar republic and in elections."

Sample of Sources Used:

Life In Nazi Germany, Class Sheet
Glenn Aylett, July 2008, "Hitler's Radio", Transdiffusion Broadcasting System, 22/6/08, http://www.transdiffusion.org/rmc/features/hitlers_radio.php
Anglia Campus, N/A, "Opinions Provoked By The Treaty", Anglia Campus 22/6/08, http://www.angliacampus.com/public/sec/history/ww1/page16.htm
Randall Bytwerk, 2001, "Pre-1933 Nazi Posters", German Propaganda archive, Calvin Education, 22/6/08, http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/posters1.htm(note this source was also used for images)
Invicta Grammar School, 14/07/08, "How Effective Was Nazi Propaganda?", 22/06/08, www.igshistoryonline.co.uk/Resources/How%20effective%20was%20Nazi%20propaganda.ppt