Nazi Propaganda Posters

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The paper discusses how, Hitler's Germany, propaganda posters addressed the idea of national community of which all true Germans would be a part and in which the family would be an integral element. The paper also looks at the theme of social welfare in posters, with the Nazi party caring for and nurturing the people. The paper demonstrates how these themes are conveyed in six posters that are included in the paper.

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"Adolf Hitler first tried to seize power in the German state of Bavaria in 1923, in the "Beer Hall Putsch," an abortive effort to overthrow the government ending in his arrest, and prison sentence of five years -- he served nine months.
"During his imprisonment, he dictated Mein Kampf, outlining his plans to use propaganda to build a party to take over the country. In chapter xi, he explains his theory and practice of propaganda as the prerequisite to political organization. It should come from a single stream. It should rouse the emotions of potential followers, bringing them to the cause, and from such people, the party's active membership will be drawn."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Adolf Hitler, 1889 to 1945," Third Reich Roundtable. Undated, accessed March 20, 2007. Available at <http://www.thirdreich.net/Hitler_Biography.html>. Internet.
• Childers, Thomas, "The Party's Electoral Appeal," in The Nazi Revolution. Allan Mitchell, ed. Lexington, Massachusetts: D. C. Heath & Co., 1990, pp. 18-23.
• Fischer, Conan. The Rise of the Nazis. 2d ed. New York, New York: Manchester University Press, 2002
• Hitler, Adolf. Mien Kampf (on-line version). Undated, accessed March 20, 2007. Available at <http://www.hitler.org/ writings/Mein_Kampf/mkv2ch11.html>. Internet.
• "Hitler Condemns Women in Politics," New York Times, Sept. 9, 1934, p. 12.

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