How did Hitler dismantle the Democratic structure in Germany?
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The Reichstag Fire, February 1933. Election of March 1933 and the Enabling Act Elimination of Political opposition, 1933- 34. Hitler's elimination of the SA
The Führer Law, Order and Concentration camps Propaganda Propaganda- information, of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
Josef Goebbels was Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 , he understood that the best propaganda had simple ideas short slogans and powerful visual images.
Huge marches and rallies were organised to show the power of Nazi Germany. Every September from 1933 to 1938 a huge rally was held at Nuremberg It was a mixture of spectacle, parade, festival and religious ceremony. Propaganda was used to promote Hitler as a powerful, yet, caring leader. Hitler was photographed with children and dogs and presented as a friendly person.
Censorship The Nazis controlled what was heard, read or seen ; nothing was allowed to contradict the propaganda. German radio was brought under State control in 1934. 6,000 loudspeakers were set up in public places so that everyone could hear
government announcements. Books not approved by the Nazis wereburned. A huge bonfire in May 1933 resulted in 20,000 books being burned. The works of over 2,500 writers were banned. Control of education and Youth movements In history children were taught the Nazi version of the past. They learned that Germany had been 'stabbed in the back' at the end of WW1. Boys were taught military skills . Girls were taught housekeeping, cookery and how to be good mothers. Older children learned Eugenics, a study of how to improve the German race. Hitler initiated youth organizations which became compulsory to join after 1936. here were different age groups 6-10, 10-14 and 4-18. All groups were taught about Nazi beliefs.