The use of Propaganda can clearly be cited as the main element that increased support for the Nazi's. Discuss.
One of the main reasons for the success of the Nazi party was their good use of propaganda to spread already established ideas and to gain support from all of the classes. If propaganda was not used as much and as effectively as the Nazi's used it then they may not have been as they were.
The Nazi's used propaganda to gain support from all major classes, they offered things that the other parties could not and even attacked previous governtments and their reliability to solve situations. They told the poor that they could give them jobs, they told the sick they could make them better and they told the rich they could make them richer. This was what many Germans wanted to hear after going through a economic depression where they could spend a previous years wages on a loaf of bread and milk. The propaganda used by the Nazi's was very effective, it was too the point and used small sentences, this was because they illustrations on them were very effective and to the point. Joseph Goebbles said this about being a great propagandist; "The effective propagandist must be a master of the art of speech, of writing, or journalism, of the poster and of the leaflet. He must have the gift to use the major methods of influencing public opinion such as the press, film and radio to serve his ideas and goals, above all in an age of advancing technology. . . It may be good to have power based on weapons. It is better and longer lasting, however, to win and hold the heart of a nation." These are things that Hitler did very well, the posters and leaflets that the Nazis produced were strong images centred around a powerful person signifying that the country will be stronger, people happier and better if you vote Nazi. The 'typical' Nazi poster consisted of a soldier standing tall holding a Swastika flag or Hilter or another strong faced leader taking up a large percentage of the poster, this would give many people the impression of massive influence and power.
