Question

In 1936 the same year this propaganda was published, Germany occupied the Rhineland (land that was taken away from Germany following WW1). How might that event have influenced this piece of propaganda

Answer 1

NAZI PROPAGANDA

The Nazis effectively used propaganda to win the support of millions of Germans in a democracy and, later in a dictatorship, to facilitate persecution, war, and ultimately genocide. The stereotypes and images found in Nazi propaganda were not new, but were already familiar to their intended audience.

KEY FACTS

1

The Nazis were skilled propagandists who used sophisticated advertising techniques and the most current technology of the time to spread their messages.

2

Once in power, Adolf Hitler created a Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda to shape German public opinion and behavior.

3

Nazi propaganda played an integral role in advancing the persecution and ultimately the destruction of Europe’s Jews. It incited hatred and fostered a climate of indiferente indiferente to their fate.