Controlling the Minds of the People

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A mind map showing how Hitler and the Nazis controlled the minds of the German people
Gabriella Brittain
Mind Map by Gabriella Brittain, updated more than 1 year ago
Gabriella Brittain
Created by Gabriella Brittain over 7 years ago
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Controlling the Minds of the People
  1. Use of Radio
    1. More radios per head in Germany than any other country in Europe
      1. Both Hitler and Goebbels realised the importance of radio at the outset and encouraged people to use it
        1. Hitler made numerous broadcasts which would have been listened to by workforces in industry, pupils in the classroom and families at home
        2. Control of the Arts
          1. Literature
            1. Works of over 2500 writers were officially banned due to censorship
              1. Nazi officials ransacked public university libraries and burned millions of books on huge bonfires
              2. Music
                1. Some composers music was banned because they were partly Jewish eg Mendelssohn
                  1. A special place was given to the operas of Richard Wagner
                    1. Hitler greatly admired them because they dealt with German legends from the past
                  2. Art
                    1. Art was censored
                      1. The Nazis disapproved of most forms of modern art
                    2. Control of the Universities
                      1. In Nazi Germany, the government interfered with scientific research in universities
                        1. The Nazi leaders sometimes showed a complete misunderstanding of the importance of research
                          1. Several scientists fled from Germany during the 1930s, most notable Albert Einstein
                          2. The Control of the Press
                            1. Nazis encouraged reading newspapers but made sure all the news came form officially approved agencies
                              1. Journalists were directed by the press department of the Ministry of People's Enlightenment and Propaganda, and were given regular briefings on what line to take their articles.
                              2. Rallies
                                1. Hitler used the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin for propaganda purposes
                                  1. In order to glorify the Nazi rule and attempt to demonstrate to the rest of the world the physical 'superiority' of the 'master race'
                                    1. This was only partly successful
                                      1. Because, although Germany headed the medals table at the end of the games, several key track events had been won by the black United States athlete Jesse Owens
                                  2. The Nazis continued to show their love of mass rallies and displays
                                    1. The most spectacular of which was held in Nuremberg
                                  3. The Role of Women
                                    1. During the Weimar Republic, women had gradually been given more opportunities, and many had taken up careers
                                      1. The Nazis frowned on this since they had a fixed idea of women's role in society.
                                      2. A lot of pressure was applied to women lawyers and doctors to give up their jobs.
                                        1. Had it been possible, Hitler would have preferred for the vast majority of women being forced to stay at home
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