*Berlin olympic games

Question 1

CONTROLLING AND INFLUENCING ATTITUDES

Answer 1

SENECCA

Question 2

Propaganda and censorship

Answer 2

Propaganda (information designed to influence people) in Nazi Germany was run by Joseph Goebbels, the Minister of Enlightenment and Propaganda. Goebbels used a variety of techniques to spread the Nazi ideology (set of beliefs).

Question 3

The Nazi message

Answer 3

Nazi messages focused on:
The glory of war
Hitler as a powerful leader
The evils of Communism
The inferiority of the Jews
The glorification (presenting as admirable) of the Aryan race and volk values, such as family

Question 4

Film and radio

Answer 4

Cinemas showed films that emphasised Nazi messages. They were shown clearly in propaganda films and more subtly in films for entertainment.
Hitler used radios in homes and loudspeakers in public spaces to reach everyone in German society.
Radio shows would feature Hitler’s speeches, German music or Nazi history.

Question 5

Rallies

Answer 5

Rallies and military parades were important for showing the strength of Germany.
This appealed to the German people’s nationalist pride.
One of the most popular events was the annual Nuremberg rally.

Question 6

The Berlin Olympics, 1936

Answer 6

The Berlin Olympics was a perfect opportunity to display Nazi power.
The Nazis hoped the Olympics would showcase (show off) Aryan superiority.
An embarrassing moment for Hitler was when the African-American Jesse Owens won gold in the 100 metres.
The Nazi Party paused their anti-Semitic policies for the length of the Berlin Olympics.

Question 7

Who won gold in the 100 metres in the Berlin Olympics?

Answer 7

jesse owens

Question 8

The Nazi propaganda machine only began to fail when Germany started to lose the war.

Question 9

Censorship & Propaganda - Verdict

Answer 9

Joseph Goebbels, the Minister of Enlightenment and Propaganda was in charge of propaganda and censorship in Germany.

Question 10

Censorship

Answer 10

The counterpart (served same purpose) to propaganda was censorship.
The Nazis burned books written by Jews or books which disagreed with Nazi beliefs.
All scripts in plays, films and radio shows were told what to say by the Nazis.
Only newspapers that supported the Nazis were allowed to operate. In 1944, the Nazis controlled over 80% of German newspapers.

Question 11

The initial success of propaganda

Answer 11

We can regard the Nazi propaganda efforts as hugely successful. Goebbels could spread Nazi ideas in both obvious and subtle ways. Posters everywhere showed the messages that the Nazis wanted to spread.
Most of German society supported the Nazis.
In 1939, the majority of Germans had radios and Nazi messages were broadcast into peoples’ houses.

Question 12

The downturn of propaganda

Answer 12

The Nazi propaganda machine only began to fail when Germany started to lose the war.
It was difficult to believe that a win was possible when cities were being bombed and people suffered food shortages.

Question 13

Censorship was meant to have a similar function to what?

Answer 13

propaganda