Nazi Propaganda
The Chamber of Culture
Led by Joseph Goebbels
All artists, writers, musicians and actors had to join - anyone who refused wouldn't be allowed to work.
All cultural activities had to reflect Nazi ideas and beliefs. The Chamber of Culture was set up to organise this.
Cinema
Music
Literature
Sports and Leisure
Some Nazi supporters owned film studios, so the Nazis had a direct influence on exactly which films were made.
Goebbels read and approved all film scripts - all films had to carry a pro-Nazi message.
News reports of Nazi achievements were always shown before a film.
Official approval was given to traditional marching music, folk songs and classical by German and Austrian composers such as Bach.
Some music that was popular in Weimar Germany was not permitted.
Jewish composers were banned.
Jazz music was banned as it had its origins among African Americans.
A list of banned books was created.
These books were removed from libraries or bookshops and burned.
Books about race, the glory of war and the brilliance of the Nazis were encouraged.
Mien Kampf was the best selling book in Germany.
Around 2500 writers left Germany between 1933 and 1945.
Health and physical fitness was important to the Nazis, so success in sport was used to promote the regime.