Transcript Propaganda - Public Schools of Robeson County

Guiding Question….
Why did the
German people
allow this to take
place?
Propaganda
What is Propaganda?
Biased information
Created to shape
public opinion and
behavior
Simplifies complex
issues or ideas
The spreading of
to
Plays information
on emotions
manipulating
public opinion to
gain support for
one’s cause
Symbols, images,
words, or music
True, partially true, or
blatantly false information
Anti-Semitic Children’s Books
Used as instructional resources in
German schools.
The Poisonous Mushroom
Trust No Fox in the Green Meadow and
No Jew on His Oath
Common Propaganda Techniques
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Bandwagon
Testimonial
Plain Folks
Transfer
Fear/Card Stacking
Glittering Generalities
• Name-calling
Bandwagon
Appeals to a
person’s
desire to be
on the
winning side
"Greater Germany: Yes on
10 April" (1938).
Testimonial
• Endorsements to connect a famous
person with a product or ideal “sell”
the product or ideal.
Plain Folks
An attempt to
convince the
public that the
views reflect those
of the “common
person.”
The image of the German worker shows him
bearing the weight of people with disabilities who
are characterized as pale or animal faced.
Transfer
Used to
transfer
negative
feelings for one
object to
another
An antisemitic poster published in Poland in
March 1941. The caption reads, "Jews are lice;
They cause typhus."
Fear/Card Stacking
• Presents information that is positive
and omits information contrary to it.
Glittering
Generalities
Emotionalappealing words
to invoke
powerful
emotions such
as: honor, glory,
love of country,
and freedom
Name-calling
Attempts to arouse prejudice
among the public by labeling the
target something that the public
dislikes
Common Propaganda Traits
• half-truths, or lies
• Omits information selectively
• Simplifies complex issues or ideas
• Plays on emotions
• Attacks opponents
• Targets desired audiences
Nazi Propaganda Practices
Making a
leader
• Nazi propaganda idolized Hitler
• Under the Nazi regime, Germans
were expected to pay public
allegiance to the Hitler such as
giving the Nazi salute and greeting
others on the street with “Heil
Hitler!”
Propaganda Facts
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The Nazi Party increased its support by
advertising itself as a protest movement against
the ineffectiveness of the Weimar “system.”
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Throughout World War II, Nazi propagandists
disguised military aims of territorial conquest as
acts of self-defense necessary for the survival of
“Aryan civilization.”
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Nazi propaganda frequently stressed the power of
a mass movement to propel the country forward,
hence the upward angle of the hands.
• Millions of German young people were won
over to Nazism in the classroom and through
extracurricular activities.
Writing the
News
• Der Stürmer was the most
notorious, antisemitic
newspaper in Germany.
"All of Germany Listens to the Führer with the
People's Radio." The poster depicts a crowd
surrounding a radio. The radio looms large,
symbolizing the mass appeal and broad audience
for Nazi broadcasts.
• The newspaper, headed by
Julius Streicher, published
lurid tales of Jewish “ritual
murder,” sex crimes, and
greed.
Please use your corresponding worksheets
with the next set of slides
“A New People”
Calendar cover,
“A New People 1938,”
Nazi Party Office of Racial
Politics
USHMM, source unknown
"Behind the
enemy powers: the
Jew."
“Germany’s Victory
Europe’s Freedom”
Wartime poster,
“Germany’s Victory
Europe’s Freedom”, 194?
USHMM, source unknown
‘Jews Poison”
"Just wait, we'll put a stop to your dirty tricks."
“Weakness Costs”
• Daily cost to
the state of
maintaining
one chronically
ill person (5.5
marks) could
be better spent
supporting an
entire healthy
German family.
Propaganda Poster
• Create an advertisement using two of the
propaganda terms.
• You may wish advertise a product or promote
a cause.
• Your ad must cover an entire page
(construction sheet)
• Your ad must include color.
• Due Date:
You cannot use
PowerPoint!!!
The Holocaust: Background Quiz)
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I. Match the definition to the correct term:
City districts which isolated Jewish communities from non-Jewish communities.
Special guards for Hitler also acted as the concentration camp guards.
Largest camp established by the Nazi and was used for forced labor.
Germanic master race; blond hair blue eyes, pure German blood.
Implemented in stages, it was Hitler's plan to exterminate the entire Jewish population.
Extermination of an entire group of people.
Hostility toward Jews as an ethnic or religious group, often accompanied by social discrimination.
The deliberate spreading of ideas or information with the purpose of manipulating public opinion to
gain support for one’s cause.
The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II.
1939-1945 Hilter wanted to expand Germany thus invaded Poland.
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______Holocaust
______SS
______Genocide
______Propaganda
______Aryan race
______Anti-semitism
______Auschwitz
______Ghetto
______Final Solution
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II. List four stages of
Hitler’s Final Solution
that were implemented
to the Jews of Sighet.