Hitler’s Use of Propaganda Hitler found power at a time when Germany had been at an all-time low, in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, antagonist Jack mirrors Hitler in which he waited for a time when the chief, Ralph was in a vulnerable state to become chief himself. World War one ended in 1918 leaving Germany defeated and humiliated, the people started to doubt their weak government known as the “Weimar Republic” and were desperate for a strong leader. With Germany in a state of uncertainty, Hitler and his party, the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or Nazi party for short gained support from the German population by promising change, providing a scapegoat for Germany’s economic problems and the effective use of propaganda. …show more content…
The Treaty ordered Germany to accept the blame for the war, limit their armed forces to 100 000 troops and pay reparations for the damage caused by the war (United States Holocaust Museum). In general, the german population had a negative reaction to the Treaty and as a consequence, Germany was left in a state of discontentment and political unrest. Conveniently Hitler blamed the Weimar politicians and the Treaty for all of Germany’s shortcomings and he vowed to rebuild the German economy and overturn the agreements of the treaty. This, coupled with the populations’ pre existing dissatisfaction of the Treaty, paved the road to power for Hitler who was described as “a powerful and spellbinding speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change” (Wilde) by pandering to their emotions with the use of …show more content…
Goebbels began to “build an image of Hitler as a great leader and used people’s fear of uncertainty and instability to display Hitler as a man with a great vision for prosperity and stability” (Bornand 39). Hitler and Goebbels both believed that “the best way to reach ‘the masses’ was by appealing to their feelings rather than by rational argument” (Bornand 40) and together they talked about uniting the people of Germany behind one leader and about returning the country to traditional values (Bornand 40). The rallies organized by Goebbels were carefully planned and offered he Germans what they needed most, encouragement. He promised them jobs, successful businesses, a stronger Army and above all to end payment of war reparations and the treaty of Versailles. Through the effective use of propaganda the Nazis became the largest single party by 1933 (Bornand 41) which allowed Hitler to become
The Treaty had what is referred to as the War Guilt Clause, which laid all the blame for the war on Germany (Doc D). Because of this, Germans despised the Treaty, and viewed it as "an atrocious injustice, an evil thing which must be destroyed" (Doc D). They wanted revenge against those who implemented the clauses, and in their opinion, unfairly blamed Germany. Hitler was accepted by Germans because he promised to destroyed the Treaty by violating its clauses and restoring Germany to it's former glory. Hitler gave back the pride and respect Germans had for their country, which the Treaty if Versailles had
In Document D, the Versailles Treaty concludes that, “Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all of the loss and damage…” This statement emphasizes the fact that the Germans felt guilty and needed a leader that will change the treaty. Therefore, Hitler starts to rise into power to try to stop leading him to create WWII because he had so much control. Even though, the Germans accepted the blame they still had mixed feelings, in which Laurene V. Mayer sums up in Document D, “the [Versailles] Treaty… most Germans saw it as an atrocious injustice, an evil thing which must be destroyed…” This quote implies that Hitler would be using the Germans anger in order to agree with him to go against the treaty and into war.
“We are a Party that shall make a difference to Germany and sort out its massive problems" Hitler was waiting for something like the depression to happen so the Nazis could claim power. One of Nazi's promises was to end the massive unemployment by creating job schemes. "We promise to increase the profits for people who have their own business. We promise to make Germany great again. We promise to help Germany’s Farmers and Shopkeepers. We promise something for everyone apart from Jews and Communists"
Thousands upon thousands of Berliners cheered and celebrated as Hitler spoke of his new ambitions and plans for Germany. The crowd, which was labelled by a fellow member of the group as ‘deafening’, were excited by the Hitler’s enthusiasm; this had been lacking under the reign of Weimar democracy. (Fritzsche, 1998) The editor of Berlin’s Nazi newspaper, Der Angriff, Joseph Goebbels, remarked: “Uprising! Spontaneous explosion of the people. Indescribable!” (Fritzsche, 1998) Even though later in history we see Hitler’s ultimate motive to be his own rise in political hierarchy, his speech introduced himself to the German public as a populist and a “revolutionary political genius.” (Grunfield, 1974) Hitler endeavoured himself to all economical classes, whether it be the bourgeoisie, peasantry or the aristocracy; to them it appeared Hitler’s priority was to move Germany out of the current economic crisis and strive to develop Germany into a world superpower. The passion illustrated in Hitler’s goals was prevalent in his speeches, which led to the acceptance of a nation and the new title of “our Fuhrer” (Grunfield, 1974)
Hitler capitalized on Germany's feeling of having been wronged. The loud projection of his voice and emphasis really invoked a feeling of dedication among the audience, so many believed that he was the solution to the economic and political problems Germany faced. He told them they deserved their land back, that they hadn't deserved the unfair treatment they got, and that he would lead them back to greatness. He told Germans what they wanted to hear. He restored the spirits of many Germans were were depressed and angry from WW1 and the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler promised to improve the economy and make Germany just as powerful, if not more, as it used to be. This appealed to many Germans because they were suffering greatly and wanted out. The Germans hated the Jews and Hitler promised to get rid of them because they were blamed for losing WW1. His public speakings made his followers increase in numbers and the wealthy gave money and supported Hitler to run his propaganda and election campaigns. He promises Germany a better future by overturning the Treaty of
Propaganda is information of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view. Hitler was able to use propaganda successfully throughout his reign as leader to shine light on his views, the biggest one being anti-Semitism. The Nazi party spread their propaganda through art, music, theatre, films, books, radio, educational materials and the press. Hitler used propaganda as a way of persuading German people into prejudice. Propaganda was used
Hitler once said, “through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way round, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise.” For example Hitler put up many posters that were used to show how the Jews were “sneaky” and how they fed off of other people that were in trouble and in need. Furthermore he put up posters showing him as a great leader. These two combinations of putting down Jews and showing how he is a great leader attracted more and more people to vote for him. Along with these posters came his uniforms. These made people look the same and made his party look more formal. Furthermore, looking more formal made him different from other parties. Also it made all the people in the party follow one dream and think very similarly. Having all this one sided information put towards them the German people knew only what was show, Hitler was a great person to have as a
Hitler was a big fan of using propaganda for his audience. Hitler and the Nazi party believed that propaganda would help them reach their goals. Hitler believed that during World War I, propaganda usage by the Allied forces was the main reason that Germany lost in the war (World War 2 Prop.). He used propaganda during WWII to focus on the power of the German army and viewed the Allied forces as being cowards. One example was viewing Russians as being beasts and killers who had no fear of attacking Germany (PBS). The smart man that Hitler was, he would have posters that would always remind Germans of the Nazi struggle against foreign enemies and enemies within the country, for example, the Jews (World War 2
This was due not only to Hitler’s strongly persuasive oratory skills, but also due to their strong use of propaganda in which Hitler used the failures and misery caused by the great Depression to his advantage. Hitler appointed Goebbels as head of propaganda in 1930 and then adjusted the Nazi aims to what the public wanted, in order to gain support, for example they increased propaganda blaming Jewish people for Germany’s problems and convinced many Germans that the Jews were to blame for the poor economic state. Hitler already had the support of German industrialists and upper middle class socialites; however in order to have a majority in the Reichstag and thus become chancellor he needed to broaden his appeal. He did this using propaganda aimed at those worst hit by the depression such as the rural and lower middle class, as well as
During World War Two when Hitler came into power he had strong opinions and took many vicious actions that resulted in innocent deaths. Knowing the outcome of his actions it is incomprehensible why anyone would have wanted to support him. Although there are many justifications that people had in vouching for him at this time, propaganda seemed to be one of the biggest. During this time the idea of propaganda was not new to society. People had seen propaganda in World War One. When created, its current news and makes a person believe in what it says because of its confidence and persuasive qualities. Hitler at this time knew the power of propaganda and the importance it would play in gaining support by the German people. When leading, Hitler
In the early 1930’s, one of Germany’s most well-known leaders, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor by President Hindenburg. Hitler’s newly obtained responsibility quickly became an issue when he immediately decided to expand his powers and began dismantling the democratic constitution that existed previously. During this same decade, a large portion of the German society was persuaded to support the hatred and violence that was taking place during this time period. They believed the war they were fighting was in order to make an effort to create amends regarding all the prior wrongs and perceived wrongs that have been committed against them. Their ultimate goal was to create Germany’s idea of a true utopia.
“Hitler soon emerged as a charismatic public speaker and began attracting new members with speeches blaming Jews and Marxists for Germany’s problems and espousing extreme nationalism and the concept of an Aryan ‘master race’.” (History.com Staff, 2009). Since Germany was in such a grave state many people backed him and his views up because it was their way out of their tough times. “In July 1921, he assumed leadership of the organization, which by then had been renamed the Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party” (History.com Staff, 2009). His fiery, compelling speeches were key elements for his gain of power.
Adolf Hitler began campaigning for leadership after World War I when Germany was suffering from economic troubles. Hitler was part of the Nazis: a political group that held themselves superior over groups they deemed “inferior”, namely Jews. (Final Solution: Overview; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) With the help of the Nazi party Hitler promised to restore Germany to its full glory, guaranteeing plenty of food for all, and jobs for the
Hitler was a german politician who became leader of Germany through steps. HItler used many forms of propaganda to convince the German Citizens that Jews were the problem for their situation. Hitler also held rallies throughout Germany to further convince the Germans that his message was correct. Hitler’s message to the German citizens was that Jews are the reason for Germany’s economic situation. The propaganda in Germany continued in Hitler’s running and even later after he becomes fuhrer.
When Germany signed the treaty of Versailles in 1919, humiliation and fury towards the inability of the new republic rose among the German citizens. As the Germans faced the great depression due to the mass lost of resources and the war reparations resulted from the vindictive peace, Hitler, who was in control of the Nazi party, stood out and made a firm promise to bring Germany back to its prosperity. By addressing the superiority and responsibility of the “Aryan” race to incorporate Eastern Europe to gain Lebensraum, and providing the Germans with a scapegoat, the Jews, who supposedly led to Germany’s downfall, the Nazi party cajoled the desperate public for popularity and support. As Hitler addressed, to restore the Volk spirit, it was crucial