Propaganda that led to the Holocaust

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Nazi Propaganda

• Propaganda that led to the Holocaust
• 1933-1945

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Nazism

• Nazi policies were initiated and led by Adolf
  Hitler
• Anti-Semitism, totalitarianism, and nationalism
  were only some of those policies

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HITLER!

• Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, built on and
  re-ignited hatred and racism towards Jews and
  other cultures. He dreamed of making Germany
  better, of returning it to its former glory
  from before the humiliation of the countrys
  defeat and loss of land and power in World War I.

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Early Warning Signs

• Hitler attempted a Putsch in Munich in 1923.
  This failed and he was jailed.
• While imprisoned, Hitler penned Mein Kampf,
  outlining his plans for Germany and the Jews.
• This memoir contained the foundation of the
  propaganda which was to drive the Nazis to do
  terrible things.

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Rise to Power

• 1933 Hitler legally elected Kanzler
  (chancellor) of Germany
• 1934 The Praisident of Germany, an elderly man
  named Hindenberg, died. Hitler did not fill his
  vacated position.
• 1934 Hitler declared himself der Führer
• 1936 The Reichstag (congressional building)
  burned to the ground. Hitler dismissed all
  representatives on pain of beatings by his Brown
  Shirts.
• Open disenfranchisement of the Jews began in
  earnest

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Propaganda

• Josef Goebbels is named the Minister of
  Propaganda.
• All Germans must join a club or organization
  (such as the Nazi Party)
• All Jews must register as Jews with the
  government.

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Objection, Your Honor!

• Apparently, there were some objections towards
  anti-Semitism in Germany
• And the Germans had answers already thought up.
• These ridiculous argument shows the Nazis
  disregard for anybody but themselves
• They do not care if the Jews suffer, for they
  think all Jews made the Germans lives miserable.
• Though they said that Jews are humans, they still
  compare them to animals, such as the flea.
• They also say that there are very few decent
  Jews.

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Objection, Your Honor!

• Summary of the 10 Arguments of anti-Semitism
• (Responses to objections of anti-Semitism, and no
  this is not what we think.)
• Judaism is not a religion. It is a state within a
  state. "To call this state a 'religion' was one
  of the cleverest tricks ever invented. (Hitler)
• Even though there are some decent Jews, there are
  rare exceptions. The only reason these Jews do
  good things is that they want to live with us, or
  compensation for their good deeds.
• Jews are cheap. They can sell good products
  cheaply, but they force down the prices from the
  manufacturer, thus reducing wages from the
  workers
• There are also gentiles who are as bad as Jews,
  because they are infecting our society.
• Even if one is baptized, a Jew remains a Jew for
  the rest of his life

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Objection, Your Honor!

• 10 Arguments of Anti-Semitism, Cntd
• Even if a Jews ancestor came to Germany, that
  Jew can never be German
• While the Jew is a human being too, he is like a
  flea, which needs no protection from us.
• Though you think all humans with a face are
  equal, think about the pig that said the same
  thing to a lion, but the lion told him, Thats
  what you swine would like to think!
• Only Jews think that anti-Semitism is for idiots,
  and they have never been creative, while their
  opponents are the men who were great.
• If one were to think about how many Jews we would
  make miserable, then one should think about how
  miserable the Jews made the Germans.

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A Political Cartoon

• Finst und jetzt means Then and Now
• This cartoon depicts Jews stealing Nazi land, and
  being stopped by the law.
• This shows that the Nazis perceived and depicted
  themselves as protecting everyday Germans from
  Jews who commit the crimes such as stealing land.
• Medieval European job restrictions led many Jews
  into the financial industry. The Nazis called
  upon these memories and encouraged others to
  assume all Jews were greedy.

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Childrens Book
Horrible-evil-Nazi-propaganda story time!

• This book told the story of a beehive.
• The Jews were portrayed as the lazy, nonworking
  drones.
• Eventually, the drones are driven out/killed.
• This shows that the Nazis thought Jews never
  worked to help people, and when attacked, are
  meek (or pretend to be) and beg for mercy.
• It also shows Hitlers desire to destroy the
  Jews.
• They say that the Jews have one law Work is
  very bad and not to be tolerated.

And these bees do not work. They can do only one
thing eat, eat, and eat!The Poodle-Pug-Dachshun
d-Pinscher
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Nazi Teachings in Schools

• This book taught what race was
• It also taught how traits were passed down
  through parents
• However, it also said that the three major races
  were white, black, and yellow, and Germans are
  pure, and Jews destroy culture
• This shows the Nazis disregard for other races,
  because the book says that the Germans are the
  purest race in Europe
• They denounced France for granting free rights to
  both white and black people

The goal of the Jew is to make himself the
ruler of humanity. Wherever he comes, he destroys
works of culture. He is not a creative spirit,
rather a destructive spirit.
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Postage Stamp

• In a quote from a speech made by Hitler, a
  promise is made for destruction of the Jews
  through the Holocaust.
• Hitlers blames his determination to achieve
  victory over the Jews on an accusation that WWI
  was the fault of Jews
• He says that all Jews are trying to harm not only
  Germany, but the world through financial
  domination, and thus, must be destroyed.

"If International Finance Jewry should succeed
once more in plunging the peoples into a world
war, the result will not be the victory of
Jewry, but rather the destruction of the Jewish
race in Europe."
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Theyve Got the Problem

• In this handbook, there is a section called The
  Jewish Problem
• Jews must attend their own schools, they could
  not own businesses, and they could not go to Nazi
  movie theatres, regular theatres, etc.
• This shows that their anger at the Jews had grown
  so much, that they wanted to banish them from
  daily life.
• Even half-Jewish people had restrictions.

Jews are prohibited from owning shops, mail
order firms, or branches, and from owning an
independent craft firm. They are further
prohibited from offering goods or
business services at markets, exhibitions, or
trade fairs of any kind. A Jew can no longer be a
factory director, a leading official, or a member
of a cooperative.
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Nazi Flyers

• Flyers like the one on the right were passed out
  and publicly displayed on buildings.
• The first flyer was issued after the requirement
  of all Jews in Germany to wear a yellow Star of
  David, and declares those in compliance with the
  law to be an enemy.
• The second flyer says how the Führer is making
  the right choices to make Germany a respected
  country.

"He who wears this symbol is an enemy of our
people."
"The Führer is victory!"
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The Nazi Mascot

• Alex Kurzem (Ilya Galperin) was the Nazi Mascot.
• But Kurzem had a secret that couldnt be told or
  his life would have been over in a matter of
  seconds.
• Kurzem was a Jew.
• Seeing his whole village destroyed by the Nazi
  Death squads, he wandered into the cold Russian
  forest.
• A Latvian SS soldier rescued him and took him in
  as a Nazi.
• Kurzem was also in charge of giving people
  chocolate to lure them into the death trains.
• Forcing Jews to lure other Jews to their deaths
  was common practice

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Nazi Propaganda Tactics

• Minister of Propaganda Josef Goebbels
• Visual, Verbal, Multi-media
• Steady bombardment in all types
• Building on ancient hatred
• Government created, supported, and sponsored
• Government established self with absolute power
• Hitler declared Jews the enemy, vermin, dangerous
• Hitler threatened any who were not entirely loyal
• Fear both of Hitler and the Jews
• Result death of 6 million Jews, 10 million
  total people

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