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SS6H3b. Explain the rise of Nazism including preexisting prejudices, the use of propaganda, and events
which resulted in the Holocaust.

Directions: Read the short passages and look at the images. Answer the questions.

The Hitler Youth were central to the Nazis' plan to create a nation of Aryan 'supermen' by indoctrinating
[brainwashing] children into their twisted racist worldview from the age of 10. The organization was
founded as early as 1922, but it was not until Hitler came to power in 1933 that the group took a
prominent position in German society, as it became more or less mandatory for all teenagers to join.
Members would be educated in Nazi ideology and had the genius of Hitler relentlessly drilled into them.
Activities such as the Landjahr, where teenagers would spend months working on a farm and practicing
military discipline, helped members bond and shored up their belief in the Nazi cause.

1. What was Landjahar?

HJ boys and BDM girls completing their primary education had the opportunity to work on
farms.

2. What does it mean to be brainwashed?

When u do not know what is going on

3. Define ideology.

a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political
theory and policy.

Source:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2558424/Inside-Hitler-Youthcamps-youngsters-brainwashed-N
azis.html#ixzz3x50LnLOM

Examine the images and read the excerpts. Respond to the questions.
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4. What was the purpose of Hitler’s Youth?

Through the Hitler Youth and the League of German Girls, the Nazi regime planned to indoctrinate
young people with Nazi ideology.

5. How did Hitler’s Youth indoctrinate the youth?

From the 1920s onwards, the Nazi Party targeted German youth as a special audience for its
propaganda messages.

6. Why was it important for Hitler to target youth?

Starting in the 1920s, the Nazi Party "targeted German youth as a special
audience for its propaganda messages". They encouraged the formation of Nazi
youth groups for children who were "dynamic, resilient, forward-looking, and
hopeful." As the Nazi Party grew, the number of children they targeted increased.
Propaganda

The Nazis believed in propaganda as a vital tool in achieving their goals. Adolf Hitler, Germany's Führer,
was impressed by the power of Allied propaganda during World War I and believed that it had been a
primary cause of the collapse of morale and revolts in the German home front and Navy in 1918. Along
with posters, the Nazis produced a number of films and books to spread their beliefs. Most propaganda
in Germany was produced by the Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. Joseph Goebbels
was placed in charge of this ministry shortly after Hitler took power in 1933. All journalists, writers, and
artists were required to register with one of the Ministry's subordinate chambers for the press, fine arts,
music, theater, film, literature, or radio. Hitler met frequently with Goebbels to discuss the news.
Goebbels would then meet with senior Ministry officials and pass down the official Party line on world
events. Broadcasters and journalists required prior approval before their works were disseminated.

7. How was journalistic freedom of reporting limited by Nazi Germany? Why do you think this?

The elimination of the German multi-party political system brought about the demise of
hundreds of newspapers produced by outlawed political parties. think it's so everyone
knows.

8. Define propaganda.

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular

political cause or point of view.

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9. What was the purpose of propaganda in Nazi Germany?

Nazi propaganda had a key role in the persecution of Jews.

10. Who benefited from Nazi propaganda? Who was hurt by Nazi propaganda? Explain.

Shortly after rising to power in 1933, Adolf Hitler created the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment
and Propaganda