Controlling and influencing attitudes Flashcards

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Who was Joseph Goebbels and what post did he hold?

One of Hitler's most trusted associates, Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda from 1933; he censored and controlled what Germans read, heard and saw.

What was the People's Receiver (Volksempfänger)?

A cheap, heavily subsidised radio; by 1939 most German families owned one, and speeches were also broadcast over loudspeakers in streets and workplaces.

What were the Nuremberg Rallies?

Huge annual Nazi rallies that highlighted Nazi ideals and showed the strength and unity of the regime; they were filmed for cinema newsreels.

What did the Nazis do to impress the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

Built the largest stadium in the world, ran the Games on an extravagant scale and made a film about them; Germany won the most medals.

What kinds of art and architecture did the Nazis approve of?

Art showing heroic Aryans, family life and the countryside, and huge buildings in a classical Greek or Roman style; modern art was condemned as 'degenerate'.

How were films controlled in Nazi Germany?

All scripts had to be approved by Goebbels, and every showing began with a Nazi newsreel.

What was the Concordat of July 1933?

An agreement between Hitler and the Pope: the Nazis would not interfere with the Catholic Church, and the Church would stay out of politics.

What was the Reich Church?

A Nazified Protestant Church set up in 1933 under Reich Bishop Ludwig Müller, uniting Protestant churches under Nazi control.

What was the Reich Chamber of Culture (1933)?

A body overseen by Goebbels that controlled the arts. Writers, artists, musicians and film-makers had to belong to it in order to work, so anyone whose work clashed with Nazi ideas could be shut out.