Propaganda and Censorship

GCSE

Joseph Goebbels

He was one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers

Reich Minister of Propaganda

Nuremberg Rallies

Goebbels masterminded campaign to encourage every German to have a

radio – why?

All broadcasts carefully controlled by Hitler and

with short frequency ranges – why?

Radio’s placed in factories, cafes and

streets – why?

•Non Nazi Papers – Shut Down

•No Chance For Freedom Of Speech

•News was biased in favour of the Nazi’s

•Editors told what to write

•Sales of papers went down

The Cinema was an excellent tool for propaganda – Why?

Goebbels insisted he saw all scripts before letting the film get made – Why?

The Cinema turned out to be an effective propaganda tool for the Nazi’s with Goebbels insisting on seeing

every script before allowing the film to get made – why do you think this was?

‘Triumph of the Will’

‘The Eternal Jew’

Books, Theatre, Art & Music

•Jazz Music Banned

•Book Burning Sessions

•Modern Art Destroyed

•Artists / Poets / Writers persuaded to create work in a Pro Nazi / Hitler image

Questions

Read pages 52 – 56 in your books

In a short paragraph, define in your own words what you think propaganda is?

Why was Goebbels an important Nazi? The radio was fundamental to the Nazi propaganda

effort – why was this? How did the Nazis suppress the freedom of the

Press?

Questions

Look at the table on page 54, why would the Nazi’s want people to celebrate the events given?

Read source B and make a table with two headings, one saying ‘Giving in to Propaganda’ and the other ‘Resisting Propaganda’ and find three bits of evidence for each one

In your opinion, what do you think is the most effective form of propaganda? Explain your reason