Hitler's rise to power

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Hitler's rise to power
- Propaganda
  - Joseph Goebbles
    - Head of Propaganda
    - Media
      - Censorship-People could only hear certain things
      - Paintings- Usually only pictures of supreme Aryans were shown
      - Newspapers/ Journals- Only articles of Nazi Germany were shown. .
        Many Jewish journalists lost their job as and a result
        Newspapers were very dull, falling by 10%.
      - Cinema-Only showed movies that promoted Hitler and his greatness and the pro-Nazi message.
        No foreign films allowed
      - Posters-Could only proclaim Hitler's greatness or show his attacking his opponents.
      - Jazz music was seen as 'black music' so therefore forbidden.
      - Hitler's speeches would be repeatedly played on speakers in the streets or radios in homes.
        Indontrinated
    - Supported the ** and Gestapo
      - Closed places down if people caught listening, watching or talking about things they shouldn't.
  - Mein Kampf
    - Spent 9 months in prison and wrote the book.
    - My Story in English
    - Sold over 3 milion copies
    - Ideas
      - War
      - Rascism
      - The Fuhrer
      - National Policy
      - Nationalism
- Who voted for the Nazi's 1924-29
  - Lower middle class that couldn't make ends meet
  - In 1928, 3 % of votes
  - Wealthy that were afraid of communism
  - Radically pure peasant farmers
- What were the Nazi's doing during the Strsemann era?
  - Set up **, similar to SA but fanatically loyal to Hitler.
  - Enlarged the SA in 1925 with ex-service men
  - Recruitment drives
    - 100,000 members by 1928
      - Created networks of local Nazi parties
  - Gained power through democracy
    - 'Hold our noses and get into the Reichstag'
- How did the Great Depression help the Nazi's?
  - Germany wanted a strong leader which Hitler was.
    - RESULT
      - There was huge unemployment and Hitler offered employment
        They wanted a scapegoat and Hitler offered the Jews.
        RESULT
        There was huge unemployment and Hitler offered employment
        They wanted a scapegoat and Hitler offered the Jews.
        
        Hitler wanted the T of V to be reversed and so did the people.
        
        1930, Hitler got 107 seats, 1932 200 seats
      - Hitler wanted the T of V to be reversed and so did the people.
      - 1930, Hitler got 107 seats, 1932 200 seats
- Why did Hitler do so well in the elections?
  - Threat of Communism
  - Decadence
  - Electoral tactics
  - Negative cohesion
  - Badly run Weimar Government

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