Nazi Germany Control Methods PDF

## What sort of Germany did Hitler want to create? ## How did the Nazi's control the German People? The Nazi's used a variety of methods to keep control of ordinary Germans. You will need to know about their main two methods: Fear and Propaganda. Historian's call this the "carrot and stick" approa...

## What sort of Germany did Hitler want to create? ## How did the Nazi's control the German People? The Nazi's used a variety of methods to keep control of ordinary Germans. You will need to know about their main two methods: Fear and Propaganda. Historian's call this the "carrot and stick" approach - Propaganda being the "carrot" for people to chase, giving them reasons to want to follow the party, and the "stick" being fear- using the stick to force people to do as they were told. The Nazi's had 4 aces to help them control by fear... ### A ### Effective because... Of the power of rumour ### Effective because... You never ? knew who was an Informer Created straight after Hitler got into power to contain political prisoners and opponents. Camps in Germany were basically for slave labour. Rumours of shootings, beatings and deaths reached most Germans. You had a sentence, but many inmates were never seen again. Informers were used by the Gestapo to spy on ordinary people and "inform" on anyone who opposed Hitler. Children in the Hitler Youth were encouraged to be informers. Courts were designed for televised "show trials." Accused were always found guilty and allowed no defence- they also used Propaganda as an example to others ### Propaganda The Nazi's didn't just use "stick" methods-they also used Propaganda as a means of making people want to be part of the Nazi Nation. The Nazi propaganda minister was Josef Goebbels, Hitler's second in command. He was obsessed with using films, radio and simple, effective images to spread the Nazi message and brainwash people into following them. Here are some of the main methods used. ### Radio Goebbels used Radio extensively to spread Nazi ideas. Hitler's speeches, biased news articles and Nazi music would be played 24/7. Goebbels even developed the People's radio, a cheap receiver that could be given to people too poor to afford an ordinary radio, and which could not receive foreign stations like the BBC. ### Goebbels a master at posters Thousands of different issues covered, e.g. anti-Jewish, encourage farming. Lots of simple, stark words and images. Even uneducated people could understand them. ### Culture and Festivals. Over 1000 films were made by Nazis. Mostly love stories, comedies, adventures or political films. Some were anti-Jewish, anti Goebbels wanted people to be entertained - this was how propaganda worked best. Only Nazi approved music was allowed - usually German Classical. Theatre had to be either German history or pro Nazi political drama. Many books were banned and taken from shelves- there were Many Nazi events were marked with festivals, marches and holidays, e.g the anniversary of the Munich Putsch ### Young People Young Germans were seen as incredibly important to the future of the the Nazi party - they were its future. The Nazi's intention was to brainwash the young people of Germany in order to create a generation of loyal devoted soldiers and mothers. The Nazi's did this in two ways - through the Hitler Youth and education. ### Nazi Education Education was massive to Hitler's plans. If he could get education right, he would be bringing up a whole generation of fanatically loyal soldiers and mothers who had never know anything other than the Nazi way of life. Nothing was more important to the Nazi future.