The Nazi Evangelicalism Nazi Propaganda - 1423 Words

Hargurdev Singh Professor Garoupa English 7 29 September 2014 The Nazi Evangelicalism In 1940 s Europe, many nations were polluted with Nazi propaganda depicting the power and superiority of the German people. Alongside these propaganda posters, Adolf Hitler, the German FÃ ¼hrer, was also portrayed in an angelic light and as an individual that was brought into this world to cleanse it of its sins. He was seen as a god-like figure that could bring this world to what it was supposed to be, a German empire, or the Third Reich. During this time, the Second World War was raging on and the Allies had also adopted the use of emotionally driven propaganda posters and leaflets to show the German FÃ ¼hrer as the enemy they believed him to be. Propaganda from both sides of the war effort was created to psychologically affect those viewing it. Those in Germany and other Nazi-led countries were led to believe that the FÃ ¼hrer was a savior, while those in the Allied opposition denied his being an angelic force. However, questions pertaining to the methodology of such propaganda still remain, such as how could mere posters plastered onto walls have such a strong influence on their viewers, and what beliefs did such influences drive? By breaking down the opposing propaganda posters into three categories - the symbolism within the text, symbolism within the images themselves, and what each image represents for each side - we can infer that personal emotions are what lead people to choose a side