The Nazis and Propaganda

The Nuremberg Laws and other anti-Jewish measures placed Jews outside Germany’s “universe of obligation" or,

• people who a society believes deserve respect [a]

• people who did not take the Nazi oath of loyalty to Adolf Hitler [b]

• people whose rights are worthy of protection [c]

• both a and c

• all of the above

Nazis strived to consolidate their power and create a German “national community” in the mid-1930s. To achieve these ends the Nazis used,

• blackmail

• bribery

• funds/loans from foreign nations

• propaganda

One of Hitler’s first acts as chancellor was to establish the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. In charge of this new Reich Ministry Hitler appointed,

• Ernst Rohm

• Heinrich Himmler

• Joseph Goebbels

• Reinhard Heydrich

Through the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, the new Nazi director was able to infiltrate virtually every form of German media including,

• Newspapers

• Film

• Radio

• museum exhibits

• all of the above

Some Nazi propaganda used positive images to glorify the government as it focused on,

• its leaders and various activities [a]

• the laws of Germany compared to other nations [b]

• projecting a glowing vision of the “national community” [c]

• both a and c

• all of the above

Nazi propaganda could also be ugly and negative as it created fear and loathing by portraying “enemies” of Germany as,

• dangerous [a]

• intelligent [b]

• sub-human [c]

• both a and c

• all of the above

In the Third Reich, the arts, too, became a tool for expressing Nazi ideas about,

• national identity [a]

• racial purity [b]

• the achievements of Jewish vs. “Aryan” artists [c]

• both a and c

• all of the above

Nazi propaganda was not limited to newsreels. This film is, arguably, the Third Reich's most famous propaganda film and was directed by Leni Riefenstahl and glorified Hitler and the Nazi Party.

• Report from the Aleutians

• The Great Dictator

• Triumph of the Will

• Tunisian Victory

By 1936, all “Aryan” children in Germany over the age of 6 were required to,

• attend a Nazi “education camp”

• declare their loyalty to Adolf Hitler

• join a Nazi youth group

• travel abroad

Many young people in Germany were eager to join the Nazi youth groups as,

• schools across Germany forced their participation in these groups

• the German government paid a monthly stipend to families for each child that joined

• they were drawn by the sense of belonging and importance they felt as members

• they were intimated by Nazi officials into joining these groups