During Hitler's reign in Germany, propaganda was his main method of control. He and the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or Nazi, believed that to maintain control it was necessary to prevent any internal disorder through strictly regulated popular opinion. The mission was to maintain public opinion in favor of the Nazi Party's ideology. One of the main aspects of their ideology was extreme anti-Semitism and racial inequality. Within years they were able to introduce this belief to almost all of the German people through the strong influence of propaganda. Hitler managed to stabilize and dictate his Germany for years through propaganda aimed at controlling the lives of young people, the opinions of the general public, and beliefs about the war effort and the country's well-being. The Nazi Party had numerous methods to influence opinion in Germany. The Nazis saw young people as the future of Germany and as those they needed to control the most. The Hitler Youth Organization was one of the most influential forces within the youth of Nazi Germany. Indeed, by mid-1933, the Hitler Youth had successfully achieved its goal of “Nazifying” or disbanding all competing youth groups within the country (“Hitler Youth”). Within the group, young Germans were taught the ideology of the Nazi Party. This included educating their views on the status and treatment of the Jewish people. As stated in one source material for Youth Leaders, “People therefore differ not only in their physical characteristics… their internal relationships must therefore be studied. Then we will clearly recognize the great difference between those of German blood and the Jews… Then we will understand human inequality.” (Bytwerk). Their avid belief in Social Darwinism, r...... middle of paper ......nion. Everything was regulated, controlled and carefully monitored. Nazi propaganda influenced the masses in cynically brilliant ways. When the war came to an end and Hitler's Germany came to an end, propaganda could no longer maintain its power over the German people as it once had. Works cited by Bytwerk, Randall. "On the German people and their territory." Calvino German propaganda archive. Calvin College and Web. April 8, 2014."The Ghettos - Theresienstadt." Yad Vashem. Np, nd Web. 7 April 2014. “Hitler Youth.” The place of history. Np, nd Web. 5 April 2014. “Nazi Propaganda.” Thinkquest. Np, nd Web. 6 April 2014.Seidat, Hans E. “Planes Against England.” Calvino German propaganda archive. Calvin College and Web. April 8, 2014. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "Nazi propaganda". Holocaust Encyclopedia. Np, nd Web. 8 April. 2014.
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