Propaganda in Nazi
Germany!
Who was In Charge?
• Although Hitler the main guy
in charge of everything he
appointed someone else to
watch over the propaganda.
• Joseph Goebbels, Minister of
Propaganda and National
Enlightenment .
• Promoted National Belief,
stopped anyone who tried to
change the beliefs.
• Created the Reich Ministry of
Information and Propaganda
which informed people of the
government and the Nazi
party.
Forms Of Propaganda
• 3 Types
• White Propaganda: Clearly identified source. Most of
the information was true. Meant to encourage People. Most
Radio Propaganda was White propaganda at first.
• Grey Propaganda: Not clearly Identified source,
listener has to guess who is speaking. Meant to embarrass
enemy or conceal loses.
• Black Propaganda: Source is given, but is not
accurate. Usually a group pretending to be the enemy. This
was used to attack the opponents of the group giving false
information meant to embarrass.
Forms Of Propaganda
• Film, Posters, Radio, Press
• Film: Only films that talked
about anti-Semitism, guiding
Germany’s youth, the poor
treatment of Germans in East
European countries, praising
Hitler, and supporting any other
views help by the Nazi party
were allowed to be made and
shown to the public
• Posters: Most Posters were to
show Hitler as a Hero, or to
target people who did not follow
the Nazis.
• "The Jew: The inciter of war,the
prolonger of war."
Forms of Propaganda
• Radio: One of the most successful types. Had to be part
of the Third Reich to put anything on the radio. Music played
on the radios was to attract people to the broadcasts.
Started foreign broadcasts in 1933.
• Press: Hitler had a deep hate for the press. Goebbels,
Dietrich, and Amann were in charge of the press. To control
the press the first measure taken was “ the law governing
editors.”
Burning Of The Books
• Took place on May 10th
1933
• Any book that was
considered “un-German”
was to be burned
• Many students followed the
Nazi party and believed in
them and their ideas.
• Students tossed book into a
bonfire
• After they had finished they
sang Nazi anthems.
Allies Propaganda
• Countries such as the
United Stated and Britain
used propaganda to
convince people Hitler was
evil.
• Humours approach used in
Britain. They liked to use
political cartoons.
• This was popular with the
public.
• Also had a serious side that
tried to remind people not
to talk about military plans.
Allies Propaganda
• United states used
posters and placed them
everywhere.
• The propaganda was
either very subtle or very
obvious.
• Scare Tactics were used
• Cartoons were also used
to grab the attention of
the younger age group
References
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Bytwerk, R. (2209) Germany Propaganda Archive. Retrieved on May 1, 2009
from the internet: http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/
Doukas, A. (2007) WWII Propaganda. Retrieved May 12, 2009 from the
internet: http://www.scribd.com/doc/97619/WWII-Propaganda
Nazi Propaganda, (2009). In United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Online. Retrieved:
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?ModuleId=10005202
Trueman, C. (2009). Propaganda in Nazi Germany. Retrieved April 15, 2009
from the internet:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/propaganda_in_nazi_germany.htm
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