whihc was the most important for securing nazi contorl of germany- youth education, properganda or terror?

Question

i have a history essay, i know what i think was the most important but i need to write about other views so i wa wondering what other people think? xxx

Answer 1

While terror and youth education are important factors, the Nazis were masters at propaganda and convinced the majority of Germans that they were the right party to lead the German nation after the demoralizing defeat of WW1. Most 'politically correct' historians assert that terror was the Nazis main weapon and in one sense, they are correct - at least in terms of the Nazis attacks on rival political groups during the street battles of the 1920s.
However, most young people felt that the Nazi party was the best alternative, since the Communists were too radical and the Social Democrats were associated with the 'stab in the back' myth that was part of the Weimar Republic.

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Answer 2

Propaganda and terror were major factors, no one can deny that. However, in order to sustain any sort of totalitarian government, it's crucial to capture the 'hearts and minds' of the youth of the country. At this, Hitler's regime was truly outstanding
--and not in a good way.

One step at a time, I perceive the situation as kind of this way: you begin with propaganda; many people will swallow it whole. The conditions in Germany were ripe for this in the 1920's and 1930's, in part because of the harsh terms of the Versailles Treaty in 1918. For starters, the country was blamed for World War I and forced to pay reparations to the winners, reparations that well-nigh bankrupted the country. Hitler seized on this and other issues and, basically, told a demoralized nation what they wanted to hear: that they were the victims of plots by the Jews, the Communists, trade unionists, and "inferior races."

For those who didn't agree, there was the tactic of terror. As the Nazis gained power, they used this to their full advantage. A newpaper publisher, for instance, could easily be silenced by the threat of having his presses destroyed, especially once the party in power had shown their willingness to do so.

These were the things that worked for the adults. But to really ensure an ongoing power base, one must target the children. The main way that this was accomplished was through the Hitler Youth program.

At the age of 10, every German child was expected to become a member of this organization. It combined elelments of Boy and Girl Scouting, social activities such as dances, and a huge component of propaganda. In the case of boys, it was really a paramilitary organization, putting emphasis on physical fitness and the glory of fighting for the Fatherland. For the girls, on the other hand, the message was primarily how to be a proper German woman, concerned solely with domestic matters. There was also a component of physical fitness in this as well, since the theory was that strong mothers would bear strong children. Frankly, women were seen in the Nazi scheme of things as little more than brood mares.

This, coupled with the 'party line' that was integral in the educational system, would naturally lead to a generation that would be fanatically loyal to Hitler. In the Nazi vision of things, this would be the nucleus of the 'Thousand-Year Reich,' which, in reality, only lasted for about twelve years.

So, all these components were like the three legs of a stool--the first two to gain control, the third to perpetuate it.

Answer 3

Hitler stated in Mein Kampf that the way to control the masses was through terror. The threat of being whisked away (forever) usually has the effect of keeping quiet and conforming to the current laws of the land.
You can actually consider propaganda and education as one. Whether it be the establishment of the Hitler Jugend to instill the principles of National Socialism at an early age or the constant bombardment of untruths and touting the glorious achievements of the Reich, the ends accomplish the means here. Its the education of the masses into the thinking and mindset of the Nazi Doctrines.
All of these played an important part in keeping the citizenry under control. To put it in an easier perspective for you think of it this way.."Listen to what we tell you....Believe what we tell you....Or else" If you have a tendency to forget or disagree...just remember what happened to your neighbor last week. You know...the one who you haven't seen since then.

Answer 4

Propaganda - it reached far and wide quickly and easily.

Propaganda is the art of persuasion - persuading others that your 'side of the story' is correct. Propaganda might take the form of persuading others that your military might is too great to be challenged; that your political might within a nation is too great or popular to challenge etc. In Nazi Germany, Dr Joseph Goebbels was in charge of propaganda. Goebbels official title was Minister of Propaganda and National Enlightenment.

As Minister of Enlightenment, Goebbels had two main tasks:

to ensure nobody in Germany could read or see anything that was hostile or damaging to the Nazi Party.

to ensure that the views of the Nazis were put across in the most persuasive manner possible.

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Answer 5

None of the above. The most important single factor was the constitution of the Weimar Republic, which led to large multi-party coalition governments (the old age and loss of competence of the German President was a secondary factor). After several successive failures of governments, President Hindenburg asked Hitler to try to form a government (his party was not the largest in parliament, but everyone else had tried and failed). Hitler took power then used emergency legislation to arrest a large number of political opponents and ban their parties before calling another election which he won with an outright majority. Upon the death of the President Hitler assumed his executive powers in addition to those he already held as Chancellor and therefore was able to change the law as he saw fit; this was the final step to total Nazi control over Germany.

Answer 6

I don't see a difference between the three. Propaganda uses fear and terror as its main fuel and the most susceptible to this kind of influence are the children, but the nation's population was so tired and utterly crushed by the various impositions of the Treaty of Versailles, the Depression, massive inflation and the threat of rising Communism that they would have followed anyone who promised them a hot meal.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Hard to decide, since all three factors played a major rule in securing Nazi control over Germany.

Answer 9

The subject is dealt with in the essay "Weimar, the Nazis and the coming of war" in "Berlin a journey in time and place" ISBN 1-904181-76-7

Answer 10

I'd re-order those,,,not even getting into what Hitler thought.

Terror, propaganda, molding youthful minds.

I have to believe even the most trusted, well treated staff and subordinates, feared, distrusted, perhaps in many cases, even hated their leader.

Steven Wolf