Nazi Propaganda In The 1930's

In the 1930’s the world was recovering from one of the worst depressions in economic history and rebuilding from the devastating effects of World War I. The Nazi party used this to their advantage in rebuilding themselves into a world power which was unforeseen by the rest of the nations at this time. They utilized many tactics to get to that point and one of the famous examples is the Nazi propaganda, which could be seen all over Germany. This propaganda was in the form of posters, articles, and movies that tried to present a message in which the people of Germany would abide by. The main target of this propaganda was the Jewish population that was being blamed by the Nazi party for all of the hardships. It was very effective at attacking …show more content…
Early on the propaganda was displaying the ideas of the Nazis and trying to show the world what Adolf Hitler truly meant to them. The posters and movies did this specifically by showing Hitler as a unstoppable hero that would defeat everyone in his path. The Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, seeked to portray Hitler as this to appeal to the German people and to increase his popularity among the more rural population of people located on the outskirts of Germany. Mr. Goebbels also used information from the Mein Kampf to direct his propaganda slogans, which is a book that was written by Adolf Hitler to express his ideas on how a government should be organized. The Mein Kampf showed the life of Hitler and it described his whole life as a struggle to reach the point where he is at now. The German people reacted very strongly to these forms of persuasion by having a growing support for the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler. The tales of Hitler grew and he was perceived as a god-like figure that could do anything imaginable. This was not the worst of the propaganda and Mr. Goebbels had other terrible ideas that were still taking shape in his