Propaganda in Nazi Germany
The Nazi party were very persuasive; they would use whatever means they could to get what they wanted. These posters are propaganda for Hitler they both have the aim of enticing the German public to vote for them but they are both different types of propaganda. Source A is Black propaganda, saying that the Jews and the Social Democrats would both bring communism, this is what the Germans feared the most. ... Most of the Germans disliked the Jews anyway but this poster would hopefully, for the Nazi party warn even more people off, as according to the Nazis, would keep all the money for them selves. ... Although the poster is Black propaganda, towards the Nazis rivals, it can be seen as white propaganda, towards the Nazis, because if these people are not going to vote for either of the rival parties then there is only the Nazi party left to consider. ... In the background there is total darkness except the odd bright Nazi sign, a ray of light. This is what the Nazis wanted to public to see, them as “a ray of light” their only hope, a little white propaganda for the Nazis just to remind the public that they are there, little rays of light. Source B is White propaganda for the Nazis, this is a different type of propaganda but it is just as effective. They have used the current depression in Germany to back up their campaign. The depression had hit Germany hard and everyone was suffering. ... The poster has shown this by drawing all the people in the poster as the general public, any one in the depression was drawn, to emphasise just how bad, miserable and unhappy Germany and her people were. ... If the people of Germany were not going to vote for The Jews or the social democrats then “Hitler-their last hope”, the same message as on source B. ... Source Ca is a statement from Goebbels, Hitler’s minister of propaganda, Goebbels and Hitler were in on it all together and probably wrote it together. ... Hitler and Goebbels were brilliant at launching propaganda for themselves and the Nazis, so you cannot trust this source to give you the real details of what really happened on the night of the long knives, you will only get what puts the Nazis in the best light, this is what Hitler and Gobbels always did, they turned things round to put things in their favour. ... These two governments had totally different views, laws and believed in different things, so each country would send out black propaganda for the other country. There are some true points that match in the two, Hitler is present, although Goebbels makes it sound as if Hitler single handedly marched in and saved the world from such vile scenes, another example of what the Nazis did to turn the propaganda in there favour, it does appear that he was present. There are also things that don’t match up, Ca says that the SA deserved to de treated like they were, Nazi propaganda, were as Cb is saying they didn’t, difference in the two governments views, there is one thing that becomes apparent, Hitler disposed of people when he didn’t need them any longer. ... Both sources show indicate the violence, in Ca there is lots of weapons shown and blood all over the floor, but just how and why is changed to the type of propaganda that the publisher wants to give out. Both sources could be seen a biased because Cb is from a free democratic view, and a anti-Nazi country, the USA. Ca on the other hand is Nazi propaganda and there fore is very lightly to be biased. 3) Source D What message do you think the Ministry of Propaganda and Enlightenment was trying to give to the German people by publishing this photograph? ... This parade was put on just 6 months after Germany had re-occupied the Rhineland, so it is probably a parade honouring the army that took back the Rhineland. The message behind that’s is not only that Germany had taken back the Rhineland but also to tell the world that they had ripped up the treaty of Versailles and that Germany were once again a major power in the world. Hitler often used these rallies as propaganda for the Nazis and to put messages across. ... Hitler will have planned this rally to let the world know that Germany was back and that no longer would they be dictated to by the French, British and the treaty of Versailles. I think Hitler wanted other powers to fear Germany, by showing off his impressive army he will have made all the other countries realise that one again Germany were a major power. Since Hitler was such an extreme nationalist he will have wanted this more than anything else, Germany to be once again feared and respected. ... After the First World war Germany had suffered badly, especially with the treaty of Versailles, so the last thing the Germans would have wanted was another war, but if Hitler could persuade the public that they could win the war, by parading there huge army, then he would have had a good chance of winning the war. ... Hitler and Goebbels use propaganda very effectively to get what they wanted, in this case they used the rally as propaganda, if they had just put up posters and read out long speeches then people would not have got behind Hitler and his war plans, but he showed the public his huge army, and once they saw it he had them behind him.