GER100 Lecture Notes - Axel Springer Se, Rudolf Augstein, Hans Globke
16 Mar 2013
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Popular culture was a key component of democratization: Use of mass media: press, radio, television. Many people risked their lives for high culture (e. g. operas, plays, concerts) Was the one to help rehabilitate germany as an ally to others, instead of a potential threat: often referred to as the father of new germany or old man . However, domestically he was a mixed blessing: mistrust of americanization/ massification , mistrust of mass media. He noticed that mass media, used by the nazis, can sway people"s opinions: hatred of communism, rigidly authoritarian style. Has never lived under a successful democracy. He was adominent about not having any weapons, but the americans wanted them to be armed since they found it more efficient to have germany armed against the soviets instead of. One of adenauer"s advisors in international matters. 1938 he was in a high position in the nazi army; he was in charge of the emigration of jews.
