WWII EC: Nazi Ideology - Propaganda

Extra Credit: Nazi Propaganda - Propaganda is biased, one-sided information designed to shape public opinion and behavior. Hitler wrote that in his book Mein Kampf (1926) that "Propaganda tries to force a doctrine on the whole people... Propaganda works on the general public from the standpoint of an idea and makes them ripe for the victory of this idea." In his book, he first advocated the use of propaganda to spread the ideals of National Socialism -- among them racism, antisemitism, and anti-Bolshevism. For extra credit, watch the following video and click on the related links to learn more about the use of propaganda in Nazi Germany. Write a minimum 1 page summary about what you learned, relating it to what was discussed in class. VERY interesting!!! 

• US Holocaust Memorial  Museum Online exibit - http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/
• USHMM article -  http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005202
• USHMM lecture podcast - http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/antisemitism/voices/transcript/?content=20090423

Extra Credit: Calvin German Propaganda Archive - Propaganda was central to Nazi Germany. This page is a collection of English translations of National Socialist propaganda for the period 1933-1945, part of a larger site on German propaganda. The goal is to help people understand the great totalitarian systems of the twentieth century by giving them access to primary material. The archive is substantial. For extra credit, click on the following link and learn more about the use of propaganda in Nazi Germany. Write a minimum 1 page summary about what you learned, relating it to what was discussed in class.  http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/ww2era.htm 

Extra Credit: Nazi Propaganda (BBC) - The story of the Nazi rise to power in the Germany of the 1930s is often seen as a classic example of how to achieve political ends through propaganda. The Nazis themselves were certainly convinced of its effectiveness, and Adolf Hitler devoted two chapters in his bookMein Kampf ('My Struggle', 1925), to an analysis of its use. He saw propaganda as a vehicle of political salesmanship in a mass market, and argued that it was a way of conveying a message to the bulk of the German people, not to intellectuals.  For extra credit, click on the following link and learn more about the use of propaganda in Nazi Germany. Write a minimum 1 page summary about what you learned, relating it to what was discussed in class. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/nazi_propaganda_gallery.shtml