History Of Propaganda by Willow Overcash28

Hitler founded the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (1932)

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-05 22:57:08 UTC

Hitler appointed Joseph Goebbels as head of this Ministry, this was where they made/funded lots of media/propaganda to spread their ideology

Example of Nazi Propaganda "The Eternal Jew" (1940) a film directed by Fritz Hippler

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-06 02:34:05 UTC

a horrible film depicting Jewish people as "cultural parasites, consumed by sex and money" one of the many attempting to make people see Jewish people as "subhuman"

Nazi Propaganda

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-06 02:43:36 UTC

Nazi's, although the idea they were projecting with propaganda terrible, they were one of the biggest users of propaganda. Making them significant in its history. It was used to demonize Jewish people and promote violence and xenophobia against them. And to hide what they were doing in camps, making it seem like they were the good guys for "cleansing" their country.

Although Nazism isn't as intense as it was in the early 1900s, its still a thing now, we still see antisemitist acts and its almost a century later, this shows the reach of propaganda, how its message can last centuries, generations, and how anyone is susceptible, anyone can be influenced by your surroundings.

Another Example of Nazi Propaganda "Triumph of The Will" (1935) by Leni Riefenstahl

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-06 02:57:22 UTC

Triumph of the Will is a very famous piece of propaganda. Its almost 2 hours long and shows Adolf Hitler speaking at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally

Cold War Propaganda

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-07 20:25:20 UTC

The height of Cold War Propaganda was in the 1950-60s, unlike Nazi Propaganda, instead of focusing on a certain group of people emphasized a superior political system, and over time, their message became more and more subtle, like slipping specific and "acceptable" opinions and views into normal entertainment, like sitcoms.

This set a path for propaganda now, how subtle it is and how seeing only a pop up for a mili-second could convince you to want to buy it.

Cold War Propaganda Example: "The Red Nightmare" (1962)

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-07 21:00:23 UTC

The Red Nightmare gives an almost crazy what-if situation, about what life would be like if taken over by communists, and they have been making exact versions of US cities and training spies.

Cold War Propaganda Example: "This Godless Communism" (1961)

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-07 21:09:57 UTC

This was a comic distributed to schools around the country about what America would be like if it gotten took over by communists, from the perspective of a normal family, and was renamed to "United Soviet States of America". And shows how it/what can go wrong. in the end the family is split up and their rights were gone.

Cold War Propaganda Example: "Make Mine Freedom" (1948)

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-07 21:14:23 UTC

This was a film about the benefits of capitalism.

Cold War Propaganda: "Meet King Joe" (1951)

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-08 02:24:07 UTC

This was a short outdated/maybe controversial cartoon about a regular worker. In summary, he discovers how lucky he is (occupation-wise) in America, and to have capitalism

Modern Propaganda

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-09 03:16:59 UTC

We live in a digital age now, and you can see propaganda everyday, all the time, in the form of ads or memes. Digital Propaganda is so common now because it's easy to make, use, and so easy to spread, because almost everybody has screens now. One of the biggest contenders of modern propaganda is memes, their main purpose and use was comedically, but politicians and other people wanting to spread their political belief started using it. There have been many studies and articles about the effect political memes have on voters. political internet memes also can be pushed off as silly internet culture, and even a little bit of exposure can alter subconscious.

Example of Modern Propaganda:

wgovercash28_1_1 — 2023-11-09 03:28:01 UTC

there are hundreds of memes like this for many different political figures. So many messages being put out and the potential to go viral is big, which can be bad, because not all messages being put out are good or right ones.