History 2147A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Hitler Youth, Drill Instructor, Military Elite
2 Apr 2013
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1933- ministry of popular enlightenment and propaganda. National socialism is not only a political doctrine, it is a total and all-encompassing general perspective on all public matters. So our entire life has to be based on it as a matter of natural assumption people must get used inwardly to this way of behaving, they must make it into their own set of attitudes . Nazi social engendering: devotion to german nation and the fuhrer. The individual will be replaced by the community of the people. A person only acquires worth if they contribute meaningfully to the nation. Nazis tried to combine collectivism and capitalism (didn"t see the contradiction between. Propaganda was continuous and all pervasive penetrated into people"s homes and all facets of life: controlled all aspects of public life (radio, tv, posters, film, theatre, music, literature, swastika and hitler"s picture- in all public places.
