By. Shannon and Amber
Nazi Propaganda
This poster was to show the
Germans just how important
labor and production was.
Posters like these are what
persuaded people to join the
war efforts.
The Nazi propaganda was
created to fulfill two agendas.
1.) Wanted to encourage them
to fight!
2.) To increase war time efforts.
“You are the front”
“So? Or thus?”
Posters were to convince people
to go with the Nazi’s. It also
was to question people, will
they go with the Nazi’s or will
they go with the Jew’s. Like in
this poster. The left side is
asking if your with the
Germans. The right side is
asking if your with the Jews.
Some posters would also
question you on which side you
picked but find a way to force
your decision on the Nazi’s side.
"All propaganda
has to be
popular and has
to adapt its
spiritual level to
the perception
of the least
intelligent of
those towards
whom it intends
to direct itself.”
-Adolf Hitler,
Mein Kampf
("My Struggle"),
Vol. I
“Long live Germany”
A lot of the
propaganda was
through radio, books
and speeches, but a
lot were from
posters. Many
posters attacked the
Jewish religion.
Hitler eventually
wanted to expand the
hatred to other races.
These posters were
created to persuade
German’s to hate the
Jewish people.
“That is to blame for the war”
Posters like this were
created to show people
to do their part. They
were saying that
everyone had a part to
contribute to the war
and they needed to do
that part…..or else!
“Mother fight for your children”
Some
propaganda
belittles other
races. Showing
that certain
races are better
than others. Also
like in this
poster, they are
implying that
Jewish people
spray lies.
“The stinging nettle”
“Waste paper collection”
Germans were persuaded by
posters like this to conserve.
Just like the U.S had posters
about conservation. They
thought by creating
conservation posters that
people would help conserve
so there would be more
products for the people in
war. Also to show that some
products were scarce. Nazi’s
wanted the people not
fighting to, “do their part”. A
lot of the German citizens
were willing to give up the
“extras” and help out with
the conservation.
“ The eternal Jew”
Some posters
were created to
humiliate people
of a certain race.
Many people
helped Hitler
create all of these
posters. They
were made for
spread of word,
to gain help, to
hurt, to make
people/things
popular and to
warn people.
“pst” ( to whisper)
Posters also warned
people not to gossip.
That spies could hear
them and run and tell.
Posters were major
influences on warning
people to be cautious.
As long as the public
felt threatened, they
would obey
commands that would,
in their eyes, remove
that threat. (Nazi
Propaganda, 2001.)
“A people, an empire, a Fuhrer!”
Posters were also used to
show people who to
worship. The posters did
not give them a reason
why, they just said that
people should. Goebbels,
spoke about Hitler, to
persuade people to follow
what Hitler believes is
right. Posters were also
created to spread the
word about something or
make something more
popular. Posters were a
major way in spreading
the word about
something new or
important.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111500/ww2/german/naziprop.htm
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