Explain why the Nazi propaganda was
effective in creating a hatred for the Jews
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Answer:
Explanation:
- It was chilling yet secretive
- It aimed the people's anger and hatred upon the Undesirables, especially Jews
- Jews were stereotyped as having black eyes and hair, flowing beards and kaftans. Their movements were compared to that of vermin, rats and pests.
- These troubled Jews even in their dreams. They died many deaths before reaching the gas chamber
The Nazis were quite effective in using propaganda to great effect. They made propaganda films to fan hatred for Jews with the most infamous being The Eternal Jew. Orthodox Jews were stereotyped and marked. They were shown with flowing beards, wearing kaftans and were referred to as rats and vermins who fed off from good Germans.
Jews were also blamed for Germany’s defeat in World War I, despite the fact that a large number of them served with distinction in the conflict. The propaganda by the Nazis effectively worked on the minds of the people, making use of the centuries of anti-semitic feelings and tapping their emotions. This turned their hatred and anger at those who were blamed for all of Germany’s past and present ills. And the Nazis would be the remedy for these ‘ills’.