After the unification of Germany, following the Franco-Prussian War, in 1871 many Germans had resounding support for the newfound empire. Nationalism was seeded into almost every German. There was nothing in the world that could stop them, or so they believed. We see that this invulnerable feeling did not last. Following the Great War, also known as World War I, Germany’s seething nationalism had been squelched by the loss of World War I. Devastated by the unthinkable loss of the Great War, Germans were forced into a very unappealing treaty that manifested a variety of problems. The attempt to create a government in the Weimar Republic was tireless, and only seemingly effective. Plagued by economic problems, such as hyperinflation and
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The Nazis had an excellent use of propaganda, albeit said propaganda would be viewed negatively in modern times. Goebbels, successfully accommodating every need of the Nazis, had elegantly planned the use of propaganda. They targeted many different groups and had a widespread influence. We will start by looking at some propaganda from the 1930s that specifically targeted youths. Hitler realized that to be able to continue on in the future, he must make an impact on the impressionable youth to favor him. In the novel Hitlerjunge Quex, which was made into a propaganda movie that was one of Goebbles first wide scale release of Nazi propaganda. The novel portrays a young boy, Heini Völker, and his struggles growing up in a working class neighborhood in Berlin. He finds himself forced to go to a camp, which resembles the ideals of communism. Disgusted he ends up fleeing the camp and stumbling upon the glorious Hitler Youth. Portrayed as non other than clean, organized, and overall better than the camp that resembled communism. From that point forward he became fascinated with the idea of their uniforms and the organized marching that he saw. Eventually he joins the Hitler Youth and considers it a fantastic thing that has happened to him (Schenzinger, 1932). Continuing on he finds great comradery, gaining a nickname and fitting in with all of the other Hitler Youths. The …show more content…
The sense that they belonged to something bigger than themselves, or somewhere they fit in, was an agent for drawing in youths. The Hitler Youth is portrayed as just a bunch of buddies marching, hiking, wearing uniforms, and doing many other rugged things together. This book was of course required reading for all of the Hitler Youths, furthering their desire to continue to be a part of the movement. The film does not touch on any out of the ordinary prejudices that were held against the Jewish people, because of the primary focus on the Hitler Youth. They implore that the Nazis are a unified organization and each youth does not have his own desires anymore, he only has to obey orders. Rallied by these films, all of the Hitler youths were instilled with the nationalism at an early stage in their life. Setting them up to move into the army when they grew older. Also supplying them with a loyalty to Germany and Hitler that would be hard to extinguish. Nazi propaganda had succeeded in creating exactly what Hitler had been striving for. Propaganda success made the Nazi party grow stronger and stronger. Inevitably signifying the approach to total dominance, which was easily secured during the Weimar Republic. The only obstacle Hitler faced was the need for total support from the German people. This was not out of reach; he supplied jobs and many other things that lead to
The Nazis had an excellent use of propaganda, albeit said propaganda would be viewed negatively in modern times. Goebbels, successfully accommodating every need of the Nazis, had elegantly planned the use of propaganda. They targeted many different groups and had a widespread influence. We will start by looking at some propaganda from the 1930s that specifically targeted youths. Hitler realized that to be able to continue on in the future, he must make an impact on the impressionable youth to favor him. In the novel Hitlerjunge Quex, which was made into a propaganda movie that was one of Goebbles first wide scale release of Nazi propaganda. The novel portrays a young boy, Heini Völker, and his struggles growing up in a working class neighborhood in Berlin. He finds himself forced to go to a camp, which resembles the ideals of communism. Disgusted he ends up fleeing the camp and stumbling upon the glorious Hitler Youth. Portrayed as non other than clean, organized, and overall better than the camp that resembled communism. From that point forward he became fascinated with the idea of their uniforms and the organized marching that he saw. Eventually he joins the Hitler Youth and considers it a fantastic thing that has happened to him (Schenzinger, 1932). Continuing on he finds great comradery, gaining a nickname and fitting in with all of the other Hitler Youths. The …show more content…
The sense that they belonged to something bigger than themselves, or somewhere they fit in, was an agent for drawing in youths. The Hitler Youth is portrayed as just a bunch of buddies marching, hiking, wearing uniforms, and doing many other rugged things together. This book was of course required reading for all of the Hitler Youths, furthering their desire to continue to be a part of the movement. The film does not touch on any out of the ordinary prejudices that were held against the Jewish people, because of the primary focus on the Hitler Youth. They implore that the Nazis are a unified organization and each youth does not have his own desires anymore, he only has to obey orders. Rallied by these films, all of the Hitler youths were instilled with the nationalism at an early stage in their life. Setting them up to move into the army when they grew older. Also supplying them with a loyalty to Germany and Hitler that would be hard to extinguish. Nazi propaganda had succeeded in creating exactly what Hitler had been striving for. Propaganda success made the Nazi party grow stronger and stronger. Inevitably signifying the approach to total dominance, which was easily secured during the Weimar Republic. The only obstacle Hitler faced was the need for total support from the German people. This was not out of reach; he supplied jobs and many other things that lead to