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Social Impact
1. Propaganda
2. Censorship
3. Rise of the secret police
4. Persecution of minority groups
5. Persecution of Jew & The
Holocaust
6. Role of Women
7. Hitler Youth
Propaganda
Aims: To convince
the German people
to support them &
to win them over
Reich Ministry of
Public
Enlightenment &
Propaganda set up
with Joseph
Goebbels as the
head
Propaganda
Also made sure people were
loyal to Nazi rule and beliefs
Posters and portraits of Hitler
were spread all over Germany to
brainwash the people
Racist, especially anti-Semitic
and anti-communist feelings
were stirred
Propaganda
Propaganda
Result:
- Increase in German nationalistic
sentiments among Germans
- Increase in popularity of Nazis
both of Germans from Germany
and other countries
Censorship
Kept away hostile information
about the Nazi Party
Nazis censored everything the
Germans could read, watch or
listen to
More important than propaganda
to control the people
Book burning event organised to
burn books that were
unacceptable
Censorship
Radios were made affordable so
that people could hear Nazi
opinions and Hitlers speeches
on air
Listening to foreign stations was
punishable by death
Censorship
How would you feel if you
were a German living in
these times?
Censorship
Result:
- Lack of freedom of expression
and ideas among Germans
- However, it was easy for the
Nazis to control the people
Persecution of Jews
Hitler blamed Jews for all of
Germanys ills and encouraged
the SA and SS to bully them
1933 national boycott of Jewish
businesses
1934 All Jewish shops marked
with the Star of David or Juden
and Germans not allowed to
enter
Jews only allowed to sit on park
Persecution of Jews
Jews not allowed to practise
their professions
1935 Nuremburg Laws passed:
- Jews not allowed to be German
citizens
- Not allowed to marry non-Jews
- Passports restricted or removed
so they cannot leave Germany
Storm Troopers outside a Berlin store posting signs with the words
"Germans! Defend yourselves! Do not buy from Jews"
The Holocaust
Final Solution whereby all Jews
will be killed
Throughout Germany and
occupied Europe, all Jews forced
to wear the Star of David
Sent to ghettos where they
would be gassed to death
Sometimes cruel medical
experiments used
Many were worked to death or
The Holocaust
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Gypsies, homosexuals,
handicapped and disabled
These people were also
persecuted
They were seen as inferior and
threatened the purity of the
Aryan race
Laws passed to control, arrest
and even sterilize them
Many sent to concentration
camps where they were gassed
Gypsies, homosexuals,
handicapped and disabled
This poster reads:
"This genetically
ill person will cost
our people's
community
60,000 marks
over his lifetime.
Citizens, that is
your money.
What is it
Role of Women
Under Weimar:
Women given right to vote and
equality in marriage and civic
matters
Women could hold political
positions and bureaucratic roles
Role of Women
Under Nazi Germany:
Women confined to roles of
motherhood and spouse
Excluded in politics and
academics
Discouraged to pursue university
studies, womens associations
banned
Young girls had to undergo
training in domestic tasks (e.g.
Role of Women
Comparing the role of
women under the Weimar
and the Nazi party, how
has it changed?
Why?
Role of Women
Result:
- Some found it oppressive
- Others saw it as an opportunity
to establish an identity for
themselves
Hitler Youth
Aimed to ensure the youths
would grow up to fight faithfully
for the Nazis and to groom these
youths to be the future leaders
of the SS and army
Youths 14 18 years old
1936 membership was
compulsory for all Aryan German
youths
Indoctrinated in anti-Semitism &
Hitler Youth
Result:
- Many found it the Hitler Youth
Programme oppressive as it
controlled the movement of the
Youths
- There were those who resisted
against it and joined other youth
groups that went against the
Hitler Youth programme