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How Successful Was Hitler's Control Over Every Aspect Of German Life

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How effective was Hitler's control over every aspect of German life between 1933-1939? The Nazi regime was "Hitler's regime, it was Hitler's policy, Hitler's rule of force, Hitler's victory and defeat - nothing else" Hans Frank, Hitler's lawyer. If the regime was to be Hitler's and no one else's then he would need complete control over every aspect of German life, from schools, churches, courts, and people. This essay will examine each of the aspects of every day life, what the nazi's did to take control of it and how successful they were. After 1933 control of the radio was given to the Reich Radio Company. A new radio set was made, Peoples radios, these radios were cheap and with a license fee of …show more content…

Although it is easy to say that the younger generations were easily won over closer examination revels that they might not have been so submissive. In 1936 the Hitler youth was made an a government agency which young Aryan German's were expected to join, leading us to believe that there may have been considerable numbers not attending these clubs, whether this is their parents protesting about Hitler's fascist rule or the children's personal choice is difficult to say. The Nazi thirst for control was so extensive that they even tried to control German culture and turn it into Nazi culture. All forms of non-Aryan art and literature were banned, many burned. As a result many of Germanys greatest artists left the country, all forms of culture were subject to intuitional controls. The guardians of German culture were Alfred Rosemburg and Joseph Geobbles, in 1929 Geobbles set up the League of Struggle for German culture. Its aim was to remove all traces of Jewish influence from German culture. While the Nazis may have successfully changed mainstream culture, there were undoutbly sub-cultures that emerged underground. These underground groups, which formed, had no real power, as they could never meet in any reasonable

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