Why Did Hitler Use Propaganda

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How did Hitler gain power? Hitler used many ways to gain power in Germany during WWII. One technique was propaganda. He used it to control the people and to gain what he wanted. Hitler’s use of propaganda greatly helped him gain control of Germany. Hitler was a great and hypnotic speaker who fascinated the Germans who were desperate for change. He swore the suffering people a better life and a new, wonderful Germany. The Nazis appealed greatly to the unemployed, young people, and the people who belonged to the lower middle class. What is propaganda? Propaganda is the process of persuading others. The goal is to persuade people into believing that your side is correct. You might persuade people that your political power in a nation is too great …show more content…

To make sure that everybody could hear Hitler speak, Goebbels planned the sale of cheap radios. These radios were named the “People's Receiver” and cost only 76 marks. You could buy a smaller version for just 35 marks. Goebbels thought that if Hitler was to give speeches, that the people should hear him. Speakers were put up in streets so that people could not miss any speeches by Hitler. Cafes and other places were ordered to play speeches by Hitler. Goebbels and his skill at organizing propaganda are best remembered for his night time displays at Nuremberg. He organized rallies that were planned to show the world the might of the Nazi nation. In August of each year, huge rallies were held at Nuremberg. They built arenas to hold 400,000 people. In the well-known night time displays, 150 search lights surrounded the main arena and were lit straight up into the night sky. Their light could be seen over 100 kilometers …show more content…

They thought the Germans, “as the strongest and fittest,” were meant to rule, unlike the weak and racially impure Jews were doomed to death. Hitler began by restricting the Jews with legislation and terror, which entailed burning books written by Jews, removing Jews from their professions and public schools, taking away their businesses and property and not including them in public events. The most notorious of the anti-Jewish lawmaking were the Nuremberg Laws, enacted on September 15, 1935. They formed the legal basis for the Jews' rejection from German society and the increasingly restrictive Jewish policies of the Germans. Many Jews tried to escape Germany, and many succeeded by immigrating to countries such as Belgium, Czechoslovakia, England, France and Holland. It was more difficult to get out of Europe. Jews encountered stiff immigration quotas in most of the world's countries. Even if they had the necessary documents, they often had to wait months or years before leaving. Many families out of desperation sent their children first. Hitler’s propaganda was a terrible act. It isolated a single race of people. With his works turned most of Germany against the Jewish people. They were treated very inhumanly. No one deserves what he did to

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