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Hitler 's Propaganda For The Nazi Regime

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How significant was propaganda for the Nazi regime in 1933-1945?
The definition of propaganda is ‘information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view’. The Nazis used propaganda as a method to spread their views and to encourage the Germans to support Hitler. Some of the main themes of propaganda was to demonise groups of people (races, religions e.c.t); to portray Hitler as a strong and powerful leader; to emphasise the values of Nazi Germany and to promote the idea of an Aryan Germany having superiority above all other countries. The person in charge of propaganda was Josef Goebbels, who Hitler placed in charge of the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. This department used many methods to ‘enlighten’ the public for example different art forms including music and cinema, radio, the press, literature, rallies, posters and sports.
The Nazis used various different forms of art to subtly put across their messages to the people and Germany. For example film and theatre which Goebbels thought was essential for ‘influencing the mass’. To do this he made film much more accessible for people so that more people could be influenced. They did this because they saw the growing interest in film industry, with films growing in both production and audience. As well as this movies were all regulated by Goebbels which meant that several foreign films were banned from being watched in Germany.

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