Controlling Information with Propaganda: Indoctrinating the Youth in Nazi Germany

Authors

  • Kelsey Danielle Appleby Dalhousie University

Keywords:

Propaganda, Nazi, Germany, Germans, German Youth, Hitler,

Abstract

PROPAGANDA was a powerful tool used by Nazi Germany to indoctrinate and control its citizenry prior to and during WWII.  This paper examines how Nazi propaganda was effectively used, and the results it achieved, especially in regards to the German youth.  It reveals how the harsh terms dictated by the Treaty of Versailles created an impoverished and disgruntled German nation vulnerable to the ideologies promoted by the mass propaganda.  This paper concludes that Adolf Hitler‘s rise to power, as well as the commitment and loyalty shown to him from the German citizens, is a direct result of his effective use of propaganda.

Author Biography

Kelsey Danielle Appleby, Dalhousie University

Danielle Appleby is a Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) candidate at Dalhousie University‘s School of Information Studies.  She graduated from the University of Victoria in 2012 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Greek and Roman studies.  Danielle wrote this paper during her first term as a MLIS student for her class “Information in Society.”

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2013-04-02

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