In the city of Munich during July of 1918, a newspaper, the Munchener Beobachter, established the beginnings of what would become one of the central elements exploited by Germany in World War II-propaganda (Sington and Weidenfeld 1). Rudolf von Sebottendorf bought the Munchener Beobachter and used it to express his and others' views on politics and other issues (Sington and Weidenfeld 2). Their views were part of a nationalist organization called the "Thule Society", which actually disguised them as a social order. The views of the "Thule Society" opposed the views of the German Socialist Party so in order to avoid controversy and opposition they had to disguise themselves (Black Dahlia). Because of misfortune and many other factors, Sebottendorf was unable to solely control his newspaper. The supervision of the paper was handed over to a new Nationalist group, the "German Socialist Party," led by Hans Grassinger, who was also very much connected with the Thule Society (!

Sington and Weidenfeld 3). In December of 1920, Anton Drexler, the president of the Munich division of another nationalist organization, the German Worker's Party, assumed control of the paper. T

Sington, Derrick and Arthur Weidenfeld. The Goebbels Experiment. New Haven: Yale

Goebbels was among the most intelligent and educated of all the Nazi leaders. In 1921, he earned his doctorate in literature from Heidelberg (Herzstein 37). After becoming involved with National Socialism, Dr. Goebbels did not feel that his life was a failure any longer. Dr. Goebbels stopped his intellectual inquiry and studying at a young age, but he continued to read a great deal. His mental development became practical. He never questioned anything he read, at this point; he believed everything he read. Herzstein describes Dr. Goebbels transformation well in this statement, "From romantic dreams to manipulation of the masses, from intellect to nationalism," but Herzstein also states "one factor remained constant in Goebbels' personality: the need to believe" (41). This "need to believe" was one reason Dr. Goebbels became a great propagandist because if he were able to convince and justify himself with his indoctrination, it would be very successful on the German publ!

In 1925, Hitler was banned from speaking in North Germany so he made Gregor Strasser the Party's chief of propaganda. Hitler started another paper, and he made Joseph Goebbels the editor. Because of different views between Hitler and Strasser, the Party was disrupted, and when this happened, Hitler took Goebbels to his side. This was where the relationship between Hitler and Goebbels started, and this partnership developed the most powerful propaganda tool ever. In addition to newspapers and other printed materials, Hitler and his followers used other sources to create an unimaginable machine to disperse the ideas and beliefs of the organization. Radio, orations, and special events were sources of propaganda that constantly were exploited by Hitler and his propagandist Goebbels (Sington and Weidenfeld 9-11). The primary factor to this propaganda device was to exploit the media and other sources to convince the population of a few issues: to accept Hitler and his beliefs!

After the Nazi party succeeded in gaining power, the pride of the propagandists strengthened. Following the seizure of power, Dr. Goebbels became the minister of a major propaganda apparatus. The wartime ideology reached millions of Germans through this bra

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