Nazi Propaganda 1933- Flashcards
What was Josef Goebbles appointed as? (2)
Nazi minister of propaganda and National Enlightenment
When did the Nazis come into power?
1933
How were newspapers a problem for Goebbles in 1933?
no real national newspaper
How many local newspapers were there in 1933?
4700
What did Hitler and Goebbles believe about radio?
That the spoken word was more effective than the written word
What was the problem with radio in 1933?
much radio was local
The Nazis were very critical of what culture?
Weimar culture
How did Goebbles sort out the newspaper problem? (3)
- Took over most of the publishers
- put controls on. what journalists could write
- set up a press agency to tell newspapers what the news should be
How many newspapers were there in 1944? (controlled by the Nazis)
1000
Roughly how many films were made during the Third Reich?
Well over a thousand
What were reich films mainly about?
Love stories, comedies, adventure films, rest were politcal films
What is JUD SÜSS about?
An ‘evil’ jew
What is OHM KRUGER about?
anti-British film about the war
Admission was only allowed at the beginning of the entire programme- what did this mean?
People had to watch newsreels and short documentary films that carried the German message
What did Goebbles believe about the sucess of propaganda?
Propaganda would only suceed if people were entertained
