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Today’s Agenda

• Finish Nazis in power
• Nazi Propaganda stations

The Sturmabteilung (S.A.) “Assault Division”

• These were the stormtroopers
• Paramilitary organization

○ Group organized similarly to a military, but not officially part of the army or police

• Called “brownshirts”
• Terrorized Nazi political opponents
• Around 1934 effectively replaced by the

SS

The Schutzstaffel (S.S.) “Protection Squadron”

• What the SA became
• Headed by Heinrich Himmler
• Continued much of what the SA were doing,

became part of the police force in Germany

• Responsible for the Kristallnacht

○ “Crystal Night,” when SS troops burned and destroyed thousands of Jewish businesses, homes, hospitals and synagogues

• Played a large part in the early

concentration camps

• Also had the Gestapo, Hitler’s Secret Police

The 1936 Olympics

• Held in Berlin
• Meant to show off Nazi achievements to

the world

○ Hitler turned down anti-Jewish rhetoric during the games

• Opening Ceremony:

○ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1inifMJ 0xio

• Jesse Owens

○ Most successful individual athlete, 4 gold medals

• Still largely seen as success for Germany

Propaganda

• Information, ideas, or rumors spread widely to help or harm a person, group,

movement, institution, nation, etc.

• Can take many forms:

○ Books ○ Posters ○ Movies ○ Music ○ And much, much more…

Nazi Propaganda

• Joseph Goebbels

○ Was Minister of Propaganda for the Nazi party ○ One of Hitler’s closest associates

• Leni Riefenstahl

○ Was a German film director that had been mesmerized by Hitler during one his speeches ○ She made many propaganda films for the Nazis

Nazi Propaganda

• You’re going to be looking at many examples of Nazi propaganda in groups,

but first, let’s look at one together.

• This example depicts inaccurate and offensive stereotypes of a Jewish man.

This is what the Nazis did to reinforce their ideals on the rest of the population

○ Make sure all comments on any of the examples are thoughtful and respectful

The Eternal Jew

• What do we see in this image?
• What are the symbols of this piece?
• What is the message of this propaganda?
• Would this have been effective in

spreading their message?

Nazi Propaganda Stations

• In your groups, you will start at one of the stations and you will look over the
• propaganda. You will then answer the questions that go with each station.
• THE QUESTIONS ARE LABELED, EACH STATION HAS SPECIFIC

QUESTIONS

• You are able to discuss with your group members. Each of you will need to fill
• ut a worksheet. ALSO, put your group name on your worksheet,

because we probably won’t finish today

• When instructed, you will rotate stations to look at the next set of propaganda