The most important reason why there was little opposition towards the Nazi regime was its use of propaganda. Explain how far you agree with this statement.

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“The most important reason why there was little opposition towards the Nazi regime was its use of propaganda”. Explain how far you agree with this statement.

I agree with the statement that propaganda was a very important reason why there was little opposition towards the Nazi regime.  However, I do not fully agree with the statement this I because I believe that there were other reasons that are equal in importance if not more so important than propaganda for causing little opposition. The Nazi government controlled everything in Germany. This made propaganda very prominent. The vast amount of propaganda used in Nazi Germany was an important reason and good explanation of why there was little opposition to the Nazi regime. Propaganda in Nazi Germany was almost inescapable – especially for children. Such propaganda was used in schools and children were raised to follow the beliefs of the Nazis.  Therefore, if these German citizens were growing up to believe this one way of thinking then they would have no reason to oppose it. This results in less opposition to the Nazi regime. There were so many ways of enforcing the propaganda - through the radio was one source of propaganda, the Nazis got them installed in cafes and factories, cheap radios were sold and loudspeakers were placed in the streets; there were even spot checks to ensure that people were listen to the radio. Ensuring that Hitler’s preaching about Germany was heard by everyone. Children were influenced to join an organisation called the Hitler youth. Here they were encouraged and encouraged to believe that anyone who they heard say anything negative about the way things were being run should have their names mentioned at the Hitler Youth. This often caused children to get their parents in trouble accidentally – sometimes not even accidentally because they believed that they were doing the right thing by turning them in as they were so heavily influenced by the propaganda at the time. These methods ensured that Germans – especially young Germans would following Hitler’s way of thinking ensuring them a future generation of Nazi’s who will follow him without opposition.

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Another very important reason for why I think Nazi Germany had little opposition was because of the ruthless Gestapo. The Gestapo enforced the Nazi regime basically by striking fear into the German people. It was the Gestapo who enforced all the Nazi regimes were enforce, such as people were listening to Nazi speeches on the radio, and who did spot checks at houses. The Gestapo could do whatever they wanted. They often sent people to concentration camps without trial and noting was done to stop them. This was because they were controlled by the same person who controlled the ...

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