How Did Hitler's Use Of Propaganda

The means of propaganda were therefore: mass-production and circulation; using media and

publications that were already popular; influencing those people who were already influential;

harnessing the power of images; and appealing to values and characteristics that were important to the

target audience. Propaganda was created to evoke sympathy for war aims and fighting forces, and the

dehumanization of the opposition. The latter can be seen in the propaganda of Britain and France, which

portrayed Germans as monstrous and animalistic. The volume of propaganda produced during World

War II was unprecedented. Its new complexity was the result of rapid experimentation and activity on a

large scale. In the years succeeding the end of the war,

As the 20 th century was characterized as the phase of Total War, then the 21 st has

become that of Asymmetric War. Through a cultured appreciation of the power of image, ready access

to communication technologies, and a new utilization of dehumanizing images and language, non-state

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extremist groups have become experts in using propaganda to extend their impact and maintain a flow of

recruits.

Hitler’s Rise and Propaganda:

World War 2 was when Hitler had most of his power. Hitler controlled the people, media, news

and the government. To reach this level of power he used his propaganda techniques to influence some

major key elements in the German society. After the First World War, Germany suffered politically; it

needed a great leader that would restore Germany's glory once more. Hitler was the one who promised

that.

Intense public desire for charismatic leaders offers fertile ground for the use of propaganda.

Through a carefully planned public image of Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, during the politically

shaken Weimar period the Nazis abused this opportunity to take power and foster national unity. Nazi

propaganda eased the fast rise of the Nazi Party to political leadership. Election campaign