WWII EC: Nazi Propaganda - The Poisonous Mushroom

Extra Credit: The Poisonous Mushroom - The children's book "Der Giftpilz" was published by Julius Streicher’s publishing house in 1938. The title is German for "The Toadstool" or "The Poisonous Mushroom" and the book was intended as anti-Semitic propaganda. It was aimed particularly at kids, and was sometimes used in the schools. Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels did not think a lot of the book. In his diary entry for 29 May 1938 he writes: “Streicher has published a new children’s book. Terrible stuff. Why does the Führer put up with it?” For his contribution for infesting the minds of young Germans with feelings of hatred and malice towards Jewish people and others, Julius Streicher was executed as a war criminal in 1946 after WWII's end. For extra credit, click on the following link and read the book. Write a minimum 1 page summary about what you learned, relating it to what was discussed in class. http://archive.org/stream/ThePoisonousMushroom/PoisonousMushroom#page/n0/mode/2up

Extra Credit: Propaganda and Children during the Hitler Years -  Propaganda and Children during the Hitler Years.

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