Methods Hitler used to keep control over people and why they woreked

Methods Hitler used to keep control over people and why they woreked

1. Propaganda and censorship

   • Nazi's used huge amounts of propaganda in form of posters, radio broadcasts, films and through their control of the press
   • Any anti-Nazi views suppressed through censorship.
   • Effective because many Germans came to be persuaded by the propaganda and believed the nazis and thus had no reason to oppose their rule
   • Censorship prevented opposing views even reaching, never mind persuading the people

2. Generating the climate of fear

   • Nazi's used the terror methods to enforce their rule.
   • Gestapo and SS operated above the law and could arrest and torture at will.
   • Execution or imprisonment in a concentration camp the result.
   • People encouraged to 'denounce' each other, creating a climate of suspicion and mistrust
   • Effective because most people too scared of consequences to oppose the Nazi's
   • Simply not prepared to run the risk of them and their famillies.
   • Made Nazi's seem too powerful to be worth opposing