1. Information – A short animated film created in America by Walt Disney in 1943.
Task – As you watch think about how it links to our last lesson and what we could be doing today.
Last Lesson – It shows how the Nazis placed their faith in the children of Germany. They would be the future soldiers of the Third Reich.
Todays Lesson – This animated film is an example of propaganda against the Nazis. It was produced to inform the American public about the dangers Hitler and the Nazi State posed.

2. Nazi Propaganda Learning Objectives
To understand how the Nazi party used propaganda.
To effectively analyse a selection of propaganda.
Starter Question - What is propaganda?

3. Excellent public speaker Joined Nazis in 1922
Joseph Goebbels – Reich Minister of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment
Excellent public speaker
Joined Nazis in 1922
Oversaw Nazi propaganda from 1928
Famous for having mistresses and walking with a limp due to polio

4. What does this poster tell us about:
Nazi beliefs regarding the family and family life
Nazi attitudes regarding the role of women?
For every Nazi idea, aim or policy there would be accompanying propaganda
The Eagle (The State) protecting the family
The father above the family
The mother caring for the baby – scarf on her head representing domestic work
Happy, healthy children

5. Different forms of Propaganda
Rallies – banners, speeches, marches and parades
Public holidays and festivals
Radio broadcasts
Books
Films
Newspapers
Put these into a spider diagram then write a short paragraph explaining which one you think would be the most effective form of propaganda.
Make sure you provide reasons for your choice.
Things to think about…
What mood it would create.
How far reaching it would be.
How easy it was the produce.

6. A more subtle approach…
A more well hidden way to influence peoples behaviour and thinking was through Nazi Laws (specifically what they were called).
Consider the following…
“The Law for the Restoration of the Civil Service”
What message does this law send to the people of Nazi Germany?
Perhaps a more suitable message would be…
“The Law for the Discrimination against Civil Service Workers Who Happen To Be Jews, Communists or Other Individuals We Just Don’t Like” OR
“The Law for Firing Competent Doctors, Teachers, Judges, and City Employees Who Do Not Belong to the Nazi Party.”
Think about the different message these new titles give out and how the German people might have responded to the law differently with these new titles.

7. Nazi Laws What messages do these laws send to the German people?
Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor
Reich Citizenship Laws
Law for the Protection of Hereditary Health
Law Against the Establishment of Parties
Law Concerning the Hitler Youth
What messages do these laws send to the German people?
Why do you think the Nazis used this language when naming laws.
With your partner re-write an honest version of these laws.
Glossary
Citizenship – being a member of a country under law.
Hereditary – passing on genes from parent to offspring.

8. Step one: Describe what you see in as much detail as possible
Step one: Describe what you see in as much detail as possible. List information about images, colors, lines, and placement of objects on the page, etc.
Step two: Identify basic information about this image. What do you know about it?
1. Who created it?
2. When?
3. In what format or media was it distributed (for example, as a poster, a book, a film, an advertisement in a newspaper, etc.)?
4. Who do you think was the intended audience?
Step three: Interpret this image.
What do you think it means? What message do you think the creator of this piece intends to express?
Provide specific evidence from the image to support your ideas.
How do you think this message might have influenced the attitudes and actions of women, men, and children living in Germany?
Step four: Evaluate this image. Does this image use lies or misleading information to express its message? If so, how? In your opinion, does this image express a positive or a negative message? Explain.
Stick the guidance sheet in your book then start to analyse the propaganda posters in front of you.
Make sure you look at each example carefully and fully try to understand its message. Don’t rush through!

9. 1937 Film poster for ‘The Eternal Jew’.

10. Youth Serves the Fuhrer
All 10 year olds into the Hitler Youth

11. This is a page from a German children’s book called Der Giftpilz (The Poisonous Mushroom) published in The text under the picture reads, “Just as it is often very difficult to tell the poisonous from the edible mushrooms, it is often very difficult to recognize Jews as thieves and criminals ”

12. The caption on this poster reads: “Healthy Parents Have Healthy Children.”

13. Easier - Explain how and why Hitler and the Nazis used propaganda.
Concluding Debate
Using your knowledge of Nazi Propaganda, its purpose and intended targets. Plan and answer one of the following essay questions.
Easier - Explain how and why Hitler and the Nazis used propaganda.
Difficult - ‘The use of propaganda was essential in helping the Nazis maintain control over the German people’. How far do you agree with this statement?