College of Education K-12 International Education Outreach

Nazi Art as Propaganda

Many things helped the Nazi party come to power in Germany.  One of the very influential mediums that was used was in the form of propaganda.  The Nazi's found that by using posters and films, they could promote the ideals of ethnic purity that helped create the moral climate for the Holocaust.

Resources

Nazi Propaganda
This is a huge list of resources on Nazi propaganda.

The Propagander
On this site, you can look at and read about Nazi propaganda and how Hitler used it to influence the people.

German Propaganda
Many Nazi posters are shown on this site.

Nazi Propaganda Lesson
These are Nazi posters and descriptions of what their purpose was.

German Culture
Find out about the Nazi Party, their activities and Nazi propaganda.

TTU German program

Suggested Nazi Propaganda Films
"Triumph of the Will (Triumph Des Willens)" - 1935 - Leni Riefenstahl
"The Eternal Jew (Der ewige Jude)" - 1940 - Fritz Hippler and Eberhard Taubert
"Hitlerjunger Quex aka Unsere Fahne Flattert Uns Voran (Our Flags Lead Us Forward)" - 1933 - Hans Steinhoff
"Jud Suess" - 1940 - Veidt Harlan