The nazi party closely monitored radio, newspaper, books, magazines, theater, music, and other forms of art in order to conform to Nazi ideologies. However, literature and texts that do not support or deviates from the Nazi beliefs were strictly banned. On May 10, 1933, a national book burning day was held to eliminate thousands of books by Jewish, socialist, and other suspect writers that do not support the Nazi ideals; by the end of 1934, around 4000 books were on the banned list because Hitler deemed them to be "un-German." The state only supported intellectuals that supported Hitler and his Nazi party. Hitler also took a keen interest in art, especially German art. Despite this, a wide variety of artworks were removed or destroyed - Jewish, abstract, left wing, modernist, and foreign art - because they were not German. Instead, Hitler took an interest in art that supported German ideologies, especially sculptures and models that supported the ideal body type, a direct reference to the superior Aryan race under Hitler's beliefs. Intellectual and artistic life were overall very limited in Nazi
The nazi party closely monitored radio, newspaper, books, magazines, theater, music, and other forms of art in order to conform to Nazi ideologies. However, literature and texts that do not support or deviates from the Nazi beliefs were strictly banned. On May 10, 1933, a national book burning day was held to eliminate thousands of books by Jewish, socialist, and other suspect writers that do not support the Nazi ideals; by the end of 1934, around 4000 books were on the banned list because Hitler deemed them to be "un-German." The state only supported intellectuals that supported Hitler and his Nazi party. Hitler also took a keen interest in art, especially German art. Despite this, a wide variety of artworks were removed or destroyed - Jewish, abstract, left wing, modernist, and foreign art - because they were not German. Instead, Hitler took an interest in art that supported German ideologies, especially sculptures and models that supported the ideal body type, a direct reference to the superior Aryan race under Hitler's beliefs. Intellectual and artistic life were overall very limited in Nazi