Today we studied some of the aspects of propaganda and its uses, particularly in regard to Nazi Germany. First of all, answer this question: What is the definition of the word propaganda? Next, why was it used so extensively by Hitler and the Nazis?
Propaganda- information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause.
Propaganda was used so extensively by Hitler and the Nazis because since Hitler was a failed artist he knew the power of propaganda. They wanted the German race to see that all the blame should be put on the Jews because he, Hitler, had personal issues with them. So he used visual propaganda to show why the Jews should be blamed. One way he showed this was by finger pointing. He had posters of a hand pointing at the a Jew with text saying the Jew is to blame for the war. Here is an example:
The text in this picture means- That is to blame for the war.
URL- http://cm1.theinsider.com/thumbnail/400/585/cm1.theinsider.com/media/0/354/22/ujeEekDs_odlw.jpg
Interesting facts:
For a long time the Nazi party was a joke in 1928 they had 12 seats in 1930 they got 107 seats. There were even more in 1932. Red colors, red because it was a way to provoke and engage people. Hitler wanted to become an artist and so he knew the power of propaganda. They used posters to show propaganda, they used the posters to show that Jews were a threat to the Nation. Hitler was very stereo typical.
Hinter den Feindmachten: der Jude!
Meaning:
Behind the curtain of evil lies: the Jew!
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