More radios per
head in Germany
than any other
country in Europe
Both Hitler and Goebbels
realised the importance of
radio at the outset and
encouraged people to use it
Hitler made numerous
broadcasts which would
have been listened to by
workforces in industry,
pupils in the classroom
and families at home
Control of the Arts
Literature
Works of over 2500 writers were
officially banned due to censorship
Nazi officials
ransacked public
university libraries
and burned
millions of books
on huge bonfires
Music
Some composers music was banned because
they were partly Jewish eg Mendelssohn
A special place was given to the operas of Richard Wagner
Hitler greatly admired them because they dealt
with German legends from the past
Art
Art was censored
The Nazis disapproved of most forms of modern art
Control of the Universities
In Nazi Germany, the government interfered with scientific research in universities
The Nazi leaders
sometimes showed
a complete
misunderstanding
of the importance
of research
Several scientists fled from
Germany during the 1930s,
most notable Albert Einstein
The Control of the Press
Nazis encouraged reading
newspapers but made sure
all the news came form
officially approved agencies
Journalists were directed by the press department
of the Ministry of People's Enlightenment and
Propaganda, and were given regular briefings on
what line to take their articles.
Rallies
Hitler used the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin for propaganda purposes
In order to glorify the Nazi rule and attempt to demonstrate to the
rest of the world the physical 'superiority' of the 'master race'
This was only partly successful
Because, although Germany headed the medals
table at the end of the games, several key track
events had been won by the black United States
athlete Jesse Owens
The Nazis continued to show their
love of mass rallies and displays
The most spectacular of which was held in Nuremberg
The Role of Women
During the Weimar Republic, women had
gradually been given more opportunities,
and many had taken up careers
The Nazis frowned on this
since they had a fixed idea
of women's role in society.
A lot of pressure was
applied to women
lawyers and doctors
to give up their jobs.
Had it been possible, Hitler would have preferred for the
vast majority of women being forced to stay at home