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Nazi Propaganda In Nazi Germany

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Nazi Propaganda is recognised as an essential part in the advancement of the Nazi Party before and during their reign in Germany, and their attempt to expand to wider Europe. Nazi Propaganda appeared in many forms during their tenure, for example, books, textbooks, art, magazines, newspapers, photography, posters, radio and of course film, among many others. Nazi film comes to the forefront as the most significant and important contribution to the Nazi propaganda regime. Film in Germany began to be used in an extremely different way to any other country. These films values focused heavily on the aspects of propaganda, and were used for indoctrination and education purposes, rather than the traditional use as being a form of entertainment. …show more content…

The public’s lack of ability to understand political theory resulted in ‘simplicity and repetition’ being advocated. This concept would be most easily portrayed through the medium of film, as it could be presented in such a fashion where it dominated over other forms such as writing. Films appealed to those who could use their mind less to understand Nazi philosophies, as it was in a picture format opposed to complicated text, which would again be appealing as it supplemented those whose readings skills were not perfect. Previous media forms that were already present were of little help in advancing Nazi thought as those who already followed the party had subscriptions to its newsletters, so the introduction of film provided an easily accessible media form for the …show more content…

But he still seem to clash heads with another key member of Nazi propaganda, Leni Riefenstahl, who Hitler valued very highly. Riefenstahl first film for the Nazis was titled Triumph of the Will, funded by the NSDAP and recorded the events of the 1934 Nuremberg Rallies. This film showed an abundance of German expressing themselves in such a way that seemed unnatural for the Nazi regime, but only served to emphasis the support for Hitler that was captured by Riefenstahl. Hitler is conveyed almost as a conqueror of this land, as he triumphantly trudges into his new Germany with his fellow

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The Nazi Party was revered and feared because they were able to exploit people’s fears. The Nazi party existed before the rise of Hitler, but they were a small and virtually unnoticeable party. The entire world was hit by an economic depression in the early 1930s and Germany was not immune. The people of the country were angry and impatient and feared that their parliament was too weak to rectify the economic situation.

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In the early 1900’s European countries began competing and with that they were also building strong army’s and navy’s. After a while, the United States got involved and were in need of the people’s support. It took convincing but once people got on board with the idea of going to war, war fever in the United States was at an all-time high. The United Nations had not yet been established which meant conflicts were not getting resolved. This was unlike anything the U.S. had done before.

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Consequently, she observes all of the propaganda raining down on her. As Nazi Germany unfolded, the Nazis used strategies such as propaganda and fear to control millions of Germans and Jews. Adolf Hitler used propaganda which had struck terror amongst Jewish people, and hope within the “Pure Germans,” known as the Aryan

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Source A “Will you fight now or wait for this” has been created by the Commonwealth Government of Australia. This source is a poster from World War 1 and designed in 1918. The poster was created to persuade people from Australia, especially men between the ages of 18 and 35 to fight against the Triple Alliance, and to also prevent the German Empire from invading Australia. Additionally, Source A would be useful to a historian studying the impact of propaganda on the Australian society during World War 1. This source would be useful because it depicts the outcome of Australia, If no troops from Australia were ordered to fight against the German Empire, nevertheless It also shows the experiences and impacts directed towards the civilians after

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Triumph of the Will is a 1935 propaganda film directed by Leni Riefenstahl. It documents the Nazi rallies in Nuremberg at the time. Adolf Hitler commissioned the film, so the film's predominant theme is not very surprising; Germany is returning as a great power, with Hitler himself as the leader who will bring glory to the nation. What is fascinating about this film is the way it cloaks fiction with fact to construct a strong influence. Triumph of the Will was successful due to the way it obscured the boundary between propaganda and documentary.

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"Hitler's Propaganda Machine."). Hitler's book “Mein Kampf” contained “a clear statement of Hitler’s goals”(Ronald M. Smelser) but also served as propaganda for his party and regime. Propaganda was an important tool for the Nazis to have because “they cleverly manipulated the fears and weaknesses of each group” which helped them consolidate even more power. By preying on the peoples fear through propaganda they turned to Hitler and the Nazi party to protect them. Nazi propaganda also made the state look stronger and moral while in actuality Hitler and the Nazis were not moral.

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Similarly, propaganda came in many forms, as the TV was starting to make itself known in the 1930s. These numerous forms include political cartoons, posters, novels, comic books, movies, and cartoons. Furthermore, propaganda could be very specific

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When people begin to think of themselves no longer as individuals, but as a cog in a machine, then they lose their sense of responsibility for their actions. The film “Triumph of the Will” by Leni Riefenstahl highlights Hitler as Fuhrer as it takes the individuality, and thus responsibility, away from the German people. “Triumph of the Will” was produced in 1935 to highlight the events of the 1934 Nazi Congress. The Nazi party was growing in influence and Hitler used the Congress as a method to overemphasize the support he had from the general populace. The success of the film in this regard is attested to by the numerous rewards it has received since.

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This visual propaganda can be categorized into posters and caricatures that were produced at home front of Hitler and Churchill. These were motivational posters which glorified the leader mostly affirmative posters harping on positive emotions such as ‘hope’ and ‘faith’ in the leader. The second category of visual propaganda surrounding Hitler and Churchill were the kind that produced emotions like ‘fear’. These visuals can again be subcategorized into ‘Name Calling’ visuals where ‘Hitler’ was used in British visuals and Churchill in Nazi visuals to spread awareness and warn people of the consequences evoking emotions such as ‘fear’ and ‘guilt’. The third category of visuals promoted salvage in which leaders appealed to the public to save (e.g. food, fuel, metal etc.)

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The aging woman defends that she never intended to create a Nazi propaganda film but was persuaded by a persistent by a Adolf Hitler, despite turning his request down multiple times. Once commissioned to create the propaganda film, Leni explains that the Führer had a very specific vision and wanted the film to be artistic and not about politics. Filmed in Nuremberg in the year 1934, Triumph of the Will glorifies Adolf Hitler and his vow to transform and reinstate Germany to its former great power. While the Führer declares his stance on creating a superpower Germany, the film also documents the Nazi Party Congress and the 700,000 supporters that eagerly listen to the multiple Nazi leaders

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