Any art produced by Jewish people (dead or alive) or thought to be un-German or undermining German ideals

over 6,500 works of art were removed from display across Germany that were considered Modernist, Cubist, Expressionist or Surrealist

An exhibition was formed out of many of the forbidden artworks. These works were presented to the public in an exhibit intended to incite further repulsion of the "perverse Jewish spirit" penetrating German culture

Hitler: anyone who sees and paints the sky green and the fields blue ought to be sterilised

Like Degenerate art, the government attempted to isolate, discredit, discourage, or ban works that were considered to be harmful or decadent.

Degenerate music also featured in Degenerate art exhibition

These artists were often banned from composing or having their songs played, artists often went into exile and some were sent to camps

All mail leaving and entering Germany was monitored.

Films had to be entertaining. Heavy topics were not allowed, but references to the benefits of Nazism were permitted.

common themes were German greatness and anti-Semitism, Love stories with pro-Nazi slants because they helped people escape from reality.

The Nazi Party gradually took control of film production and distribution. Babelberg became the German Hollywood and Membership of Reichsfilmkammer for film makers was compulsory.

The Nazis drew up a list of over 2,500 banned authors and encouraged the burning of books that challenged Nazi ideas and values.

In 1933, 20,000 unacceptable books were destroyed at the University of Berlin. These included books written by Jews, pacifists, socialists and communists.

Permission was needed to publish books. Goebbels used his own novel, called Michael, as a model for suitable literature.

Nazi-dominated student groups carried out public burnings of books they claimed were “un-German.” The book burnings took place in 34 university towns and cities.

Entartete Musik

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner fled to Switzerland and later committed suicide

Tarzan was a film banned in Germany

Newspapers could only print stories approved by the Nazis.

Jewish journalists were banned.

Editors had to join the Nazi Party or be dismissed.

9 million radios were sold cheaply so that most Germans could afford one and thus be indoctrinated.

These “People’s Receivers” could only be tuned to the Nazi station

Radio wardens were used to ensure people listened to major speeches being broadcast.

Jewish men and women bearing first names of “non-Jewish” origin had to add “Israel” and “Sara' to their names

Many books were deemed unfit and German educators introduced new textbooks that taught students love for Hitler, obedience to state authority, militarism, racism, and antisemitism.

In January 1933, the Hitler Youth had only 50,000 members, but by the end of the year this figure had increased to more than 2 million. By 1936 membership in the Hitler Youth increased to 5.4 million before it became mandatory in 1939

After 1933, the Nazi regime purged the public school system of teachers deemed to be Jews or to be “politically unreliable.

instruction aimed to produce race-conscious, obedient, self-sacrificing Germans who would be willing to die for Führer and Fatherland.

Any mail leaving camps had to be written in German

Founded in 1926, the original purpose of the Hitler Youth was to train boys to enter the SA (Storm Troopers),. After 1933, leaders sought to integrate boys into the Nazi national community and to prepare them for service as soldiers in the armed forces or, later, in the SS.