How did Nazi Propoganda Help Hitler Condolidate Power

The topic of this report is: To what extent did Nazi propaganda help Hitler consolidate power in Germany (1933-1938)? To determine the extent to which Nazi propaganda was the key in Hitler’s consolidation of power, this report will identify the key factors that helped Hitler consolidate power and adjudge how big of a factor propaganda was in comparison to the others. Consequently, the report will include of a conclusive statement to answer the research question to whether or not Propaganda was a major factor to Hitler’s consolidation of power. The report will consult a variety of sources; gather information through different mediums, investigate contrasting viewpoints, and analyze all the evidence. Two sources will be analyzed. Section B: Summary of Evidence On January 30 1933, the President of Germany, Hindenburg appointed chancellorship to a man named Adolf Hitler. To keep his regime stable, Hitler did a number of things to consolidate his power. Hitler wanted more control of the government and to do this he appointed a significant man in the face of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. (Hemsley). Consequently, through Goebbels, he began to instrument propaganda to maintain his support from the people. Goebbels was a master of propaganda and his job, as a Minister was to raise the spirit of ‘Volksgemeinschaft’, the German term for people’s community. In order to attain this, Goebbels setup multiple departments infleuncing Pro-Nazi Propaganda through different