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Propaganda is “the organized spreading of information to promote the views of a government or movement with the intention of persuading people to think or behave in a certain way.” Through propaganda, Hitler and the Nazis hoped to attain large amounts of support for their polices from the citizens of Germany, as well as showing other countries that Germany was well recovered from the war. The Nazis also aimed to gain control of German life by restricting and regulating what information did and did not reach the citizens of Germany, as well as people from other countries. By using propaganda, Hitler tried to weed out and persecute certain groups, such as Jews, and turn all other people against them. In hopes to …show more content…
Diagram 13A displays the vast amount of ways that Hitler and Goebbels spread propaganda throughout Germany and the world, some more effective than others. The use of the radio to spread propaganda was one of the most widely used methods, as the Nazi broadcasts would reach millions of people in Germany, as well as in other countries, worldwide. The man in charge of propaganda, “Goebbels[,] believed that radio was the most effective way of putting over a message,” as the radio was widely accessible to everyone, whether at home, or in public. The repetition of radios and radio propaganda would engrain Nazi messages into the minds of whoever listened. It was determined that “by 1939 70 % of households owned one (radio)” and speeches “reached 56 million out of a population just under 70 million.” In addition to the increase in ownership of radios per household, large speakers were set up in the streets, so the broadcasts would reach more people, making sure that the Nazi propaganda and messages would be effectively conveyed. Hitler’s speeches were not as effective when he spoke directly through the radio, shown by Philip Gibbs’ observation at a German café, “The loud speaker was turned on. Next to me was a group of German businessmen. They went on talking in low voices. At another table was a woman writing a …show more content…
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