In the 1936 Olympics Germany wanted to promote a very positive image and leave out all the terror of the Nazis. After the Olympics, the government in Germany put loudspeakers in the street and put radios in schools and homes. This was kind of like brainwash and was a massive control over Hitler youth.
Also, there were propaganda films. Propaganda is used to create a certain belief. In a propaganda film in Germany, it showed lots of people lots of flags so it seemed like everyone was becoming part of the nazis. In a picture of Hitler, it seemed as though they made it seem like they look up at Hitler because they put Hitler at an angle that the viewer would have to look up to him and since he was in between clouds it may seem as though he is like a ‘god’.
Because of this propaganda, it seemed to the German people that Hitler was good and even if you didn't believe all the propaganda, you may be afraid of what would happen to you if you didn't listen.
Do you think that in America we are also susceptible to propaganda?
I think there was also a lot of propaganda in America. Since we know it was obvious that the Americans would take the side of the Allies, was this with the help of some persuading from the government? There was also likely a lot of anti-war propaganda, since war was becoming increasingly more likely. People were probably divided on whether or not they should go to war, since everyone has different opinions. So they would try to use propaganda to convince each other their opinions.
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