Transcript Nazi propaganda - presentation

 starter activity
Why was this photo of Goebbels never published
during the Third Reich? Josef Goebbels was
appointed as Minister for Popular Enlightenment.
What do you think this title really means?
What skills would you
expect a Minister for
Propaganda to have?
Read about Josef
Goebbels’ life. Highlight
evidence which shows
the Goebbels had the
right skills for the job.
Highlight evidence
that he wouldn’t want the
public to know. Annotate
and explain why
Josef Goebbels,
1897-1945
Goebbels with the ‘People’s Receiver’ radio
Goebbels with his wife Magda and family
Goebbels with his Mistress Lida Baarova (1914-2000)
Goebbels’ children were drugged and poisoned on 1st May
1945 – a day after the death of Hitler
 Key words: propaganda censorship Ministry for Popular
Enlightenment
Would you have believed
in Nazi propaganda?
 Aims
To understand the different forms of
propaganda used
To evaluate their effectiveness
 Your task
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Josef Goebbels faced many problems when he
became Propaganda Chief. Read about his
problems on p.111. How would you resolve
these problems?
Problems, problems
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Newspaper – many owned by Jewish editors,
lack of national papers
Radio – stations tended to be local, few could
afford radios
Films – people used to high quality, very
experimental
Festivals – what could be celebrated?
Culture – Weimar’s ‘Golden Age’ seen as
subversive
 Your task
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You are going to hold a Nazi propaganda fair. You
have 15 minutes to prepare a poster explaining how
one particular area of Nazi propaganda helped to
promote Nazi values. Use the text book and links
on the www.studyhistory.co.uk website. You can
only have a maximum of 20 words, but you can use
images or diagrams. Appoint one member to stay
with your poster and visit the other stands. At the
end of the fair, you must compare notes and ensure
you have a full set of notes. You will then be given
a test on what you have learned. The winning tea,
will win fruition points
Team sheet
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Newspapers
Films
Radio
Festivals
Music & theatre
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Literature
Architecture
Art
Berlin Olympics
Images of Hitler
Degenerate Art Exhibition,
1937
Germania
Warning: Georgia may be upset by
some of these images
Which was more effective in controlling German people: the use of fear or the use of
propaganda? Other factors?
 Success criteria
Needs to improve
Getting better
Wow factor!
Refers only to the use of
propaganda
Explains how propaganda
was important but briefly
discusses the role of other
factors, e.g. the use of terror
Explains and evaluates the
importance of propaganda
(considering its successes
and failures, e.g. Degenerate
Art Exhibition)
Explains and evaluates the
importance of fear (e.g. use
of gestapo but the theory
rumours spread by ordinary
Germans was just as
powerful)
Explains and evaluates the
role of ‘Gleischaltung’, e.g.
Enabling Act but the need
to monitor & enforce new
laws
Reaches a judgement
 Homework
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How important was propaganda, among other
factors in helping the Nazi’s maintain control
over the German people?
Include references to:
Propaganda
 Use of terror
 Establishment of a dictatorship
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 Conduct further research into the topics
covered today to add depth to your notes