Between the two world wars in Europe a handful of dictators rose to power by the means of propaganda. Adolf Hitler, one of those dictators, became chancellor of Germany in 1933. His Final Solution for Germany was to annihilate the Jews and he convinced the ordinary Germans to agree with his Final Solution by utilizing propaganda. Hitler had a ministry of propaganda in his government run by Joseph Goebbels who oversaw all propaganda in the country. Hitler controlled the media of Germany and therefore infused propaganda into all posters, films, books, radio, newspapers, rallies, and terms in the country. He also instilled the youth of Germany with propaganda by brainwashing them through their education and mandatory youth groups. Additionally,
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Hitler, with the help of Goebbels who believed that film had the power to influence people 's thoughts and beliefs, founded the Reich Film Chamber which gave him total control over film. The cinema is associated with relaxation and entertainment which made it a much greater weapon for the Nazis. Most films in Germany were love stories, comedies, or dramas but they all went through a pre censorship process and were associated with National Socialist ideology. Nazi films portrayed Jews as “subhuman” people penetrating German society; the film The Eternal Jew portrayed Jews as cultural parasites. Another Nazi propaganda film, The Triumph of the Will, glorified Hitler and the Nazis. Hitler took his propaganda films one step further and started publishing illustrated film magazines. This film magazine was called Der Deutsche Film which delivered Nazi policy and anti semitic propaganda. Statistics were published in Der Deutsche Film that showed a huge Jewish influence on the film industry but the number was exaggerated. Nazi propaganda identified Jewish influence with the downfall of German culture so these statistics stirred racial
Hitler, with the help of Goebbels who believed that film had the power to influence people 's thoughts and beliefs, founded the Reich Film Chamber which gave him total control over film. The cinema is associated with relaxation and entertainment which made it a much greater weapon for the Nazis. Most films in Germany were love stories, comedies, or dramas but they all went through a pre censorship process and were associated with National Socialist ideology. Nazi films portrayed Jews as “subhuman” people penetrating German society; the film The Eternal Jew portrayed Jews as cultural parasites. Another Nazi propaganda film, The Triumph of the Will, glorified Hitler and the Nazis. Hitler took his propaganda films one step further and started publishing illustrated film magazines. This film magazine was called Der Deutsche Film which delivered Nazi policy and anti semitic propaganda. Statistics were published in Der Deutsche Film that showed a huge Jewish influence on the film industry but the number was exaggerated. Nazi propaganda identified Jewish influence with the downfall of German culture so these statistics stirred racial