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

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Q3: - The most important reason why there was little opposition in Germany towards the Nazi regime was its use of propaganda. Explain how far you agree with this statement

Nazi propaganda was aimed at making people believe that Nazism was good and successful. There were many methods of the use of propaganda, which was one way of preventing opposition. German people were bombarded with Nazi ideas in an attempt to make everybody loyal to Hitler and also to the Nazi party itself. Anti-Nazi ideas were banned and all types of media were censored. In 1933, Josef Goebbels became the minister of propaganda and National Enlightenment; he used different methods of propaganda.

All non-Nazi newspapers were banned and even pro-Nazi papers could only print what they were told to. Many films were made to portray the Jews as being evil and that the Nazis were good, successful people. Films were a good method of propaganda, as cinema was so popular, they knew the message would get across. The Reich Radio company was set up by Geobbels and it controlled all local radio stations and run the risk of foreigners ‘bad mouthing’ the Nazis. Every year a weeklong rally was held at Nuremberg, which celebrated Hitler and the Nazis.

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Hitler Youth was a huge method of propaganda towards children. This was the easiest way to promote Nazi ideas because children were more vulnerable than adults were. Propaganda was one of the reasons why there was little opposition.

There were also other reasons why there was little opposition towards the Nazi regime. Although the Nazis did try to prevent opposition, they could never completely get rid of it. Many people feared Hitler and the Nazis were afraid to speak their minds if they didn’t agree with what they were being told (propaganda), because they would suffer the consequences. The ...

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