Paige ElliottBiztriz 3European StudiesResearch Paper: Nazism and PropagandaPropagandaThe Second World War caused an astonishing number of deaths, wars and losses. Many of the deaths caused occurred in Nazi Germany as the terrible war continued. Keeping these horrible actions hidden from other countries, and even their own people, has been one of their greatest successes with terrible results. When Germany surrendered in World War I, the German population was not aware of the terrible consequences it would have, or even that there would be consequences. They were shocked and appealed when they found that they were in such a situation. This paved the way for two very infamous figures in German history, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Gobbles. They would once again create a feeling of unity among German citizens. However, this would come at a huge cost. The Nazi Party used many different tactics to create a fatal sense of nationality in Germany. Hitler and Goebbels understood the importance of children and how they would control the future. They had to make sure the children had direct ties to the Nazi Party and fully supported it. In 1933, Hitler and Goebbels actually ensured that this happened using the education system. Nazi organizations, students, librarians, and professors came together to create a list of books to be banned.[1] Many of these books included authors such as Albert Einstein, Jack London and Hemmingway. On May 10, many bookstores and libraries were stormed and books were burned. In the education system, teachers removed all books that were on the blacklist. The books that replaced the books that previously filled classroom shelves talked about Hitler in a way that presented him as a heroic figure. This cheerful ...... middle of paper ...... German citizens. The first organized act of violent anti-Semitism was The Night of Broken Glass. This event was triggered by the murder of Ernest Vom Rath. The Night of Glass Breaking was a raid on Jewish stores and communities that took place in a single night. Goods were damaged, stores were broken into, homes were broken and women were raped. Although it had been fabricated to look like a botched civilian raid on the Jews, it had been delicately staged. Two hundred and fifty synagogues were burned and 7,000 Jewish businesses were ransacked. The streets were littered with broken glass, giving the event its name. This would create a clear division between the Nazis and the Jews. This would demonstrate the separation between the German state and the Jews. For many Germans this would again create a more nationalist feeling as they would exclude a group from their country..