Transcript WWII Propaganda Powerpoint

WWII Propaganda
How the Nazis used propaganda
to garner support for their political
agenda
Propaganda
• Hitler was so convinced of the power of
propaganda, that in his book, Mien Kampf
(written 1925), he dedicates two entire
chapters on the effectiveness of its use to
achieve political and social power.
Elections
• In order for Hitler to have any influence on
Germany, he first had to get elected. He
did this by presenting himself as…
– savior of the nation
– uniting Germans
– and ensuring prosperity
Elections, cont.
• In order for Hitler to explain Germany’s
despair and poverty, he had to place the
blame somewhere:
– Jewish people
– People of other political affiliations
– Surrounding countries
– And eventually anyone who was not
completely on board with the Nazi party and
ideals
Nazi Meeting, May 1920
• Hitler is scheduled to speak on the topic “What do we want?”
• "Citizens! Do not believe that the Germany of misfortune and misery,
the nation of corruption and usury, the land of Jewish corruption, can
be saved by parties that claim to stand on a foundation of facts.
Never!"
National Socialists (Nazi Party)
• “National-Socialism
The organized will of
the nation”
1930 Election, Nazi ideology
A Nazi sword kills a snake, the
blade passing through a red
Star of David.
The red words coming from the
snake are:
usury, Versailles, unemployment,
war, guilt, lie, Marxism,
Bolshevism, lies and betrayal,
inflation, Locarno, Dawes Pact,
Young Plan, corruption, Barmat,
Kutistker, Sklarek (the last three
Jews involved in major financial
scandals), prostitution, terror,
civil war.
1932
ENOUGH!
VOTE
HITLER
Anti-Semitism
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Cover: "When you see this symbol..."
Page 2: "Remember what the Jews
have done to our people." The page
reviews World War I, for which the
Jews are held responsible, then
states: "Now for the first time, World
Jewry openly says what it wants:
'Germany must die!'"
Page 3: "And you can read the Jew's
solution in the booklet The War Aim of
World Plutocracy." A review of
Kaufman's proposal follows. "The
German Wehrmacht will ensure that
World Jewry's terrible plan, as
proclaimed by the Jew Kaufman, will
never become reality.
Page 4: "You must ensure through
your behavior that Jewry never again
has even the slightest influence on our
people."