Nazi Methods of Control
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- Nazi Methods of Control
- Propaganda
- Blamed Jews and Communists for Germany's problems
- Took over Media
- Controlled radio broadcasts
- Used films and posters to spread messages
- All writers, artists and journalists had to get their work aprroved
- By Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (f.1933), led by Joseph Goebbels
- Organised huge rallies of party members to present an image of power and popularity
- Used 1936 Berlin Olympics as international publicity
- Censorship
- Censored books, newspapers and other material
- Those publishing anti-Nazi material risked execution
- To encourage nationalism and anti- Semitism
- Praised German composers eg Wagner
- Banned work of Jewish composers eg Mendelssohn
- Censored books, newspapers and other material
- Germany became a Police State
- ** (Schutzstaffel) began as Hitler's bodyguard
- expanded under leadership of Himmler in 1930s
- Members totally loyal to Hitler and feared for their cruelty
- Also in charge of Gestapo (secret police)
- expanded under leadership of Himmler in 1930s
- After 1933, Concentration camps spread across Germany and later became death camps
- Could now hold political prisoners and anybody dangerous to Nazis
- Local Wardens employed to ensure Germans loyal to Nazis
- People encouraged to report disloyalty and many arrested by Gestapo
- ** (Schutzstaffel) began as Hitler's bodyguard
- Views on the church
- Teaching of peace incompatible with Nazi ideas
- But Nazis didn't want to risk an immediate attack on it
- Hitler signed an agreement with Catholic Church 1933
- Promised not to interfere with one another
- However, Nazis tried to curb influence of church
- Some Catholic protests against Nazi policies
- Promised not to interfere with one another
- Hitler to unite Protestant Churches into one Reich Church
- Nazi Bishop Ludwig Müller at head
- Some church members split off in protest
- Formed the confessing church
- Many clergy who stood up against Nazi regime sent to concentration camps
- Teaching of peace incompatible with Nazi ideas
- Propaganda
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