the people settled there, and bring it back into the hands of Hitler and his country. The Nazi party gained control in extremely ugly ways. The Nazis appealed to the highest German values and perverted them for the cause of the Nazi party. They used the lowest instincts of an unhappy nation, and built a successful campaign based on ‘idealism’ and hatred. The war that they were involved in did more than reinforce the basic elements of National Socialist ideology, it proved that there was an apparatus of totalitarian media control that could in fact affect public attitudes and morale during a global conflict. The 1936 Olympic Games, held in Berlin, may have been the most significant turning point in the Nazi movement. Worldwide, people were watching it on television, or listening to it on the radio. This was the stage that Hitler was waiting for to get his message across to everyone, not just the German society. The swastikas were hung around the entire forum, and troops were parading around showing their loyalty to the country’s leader. The Olympic Games were one of the most important days in Hitler quest. The opening ceremonies implanted the Nazi symbol into the heads of many people around the world. Hitler, at this time, was not only the leader of Germany, but also a leader to many others, who acted out his will on other parts of the globe. Hitler and his Nazi Propaganda Lords are most likely the best remembered users of propaganda in history. They convinced and persuaded an entire nation that they were the ones that everyone should listen to, and the people of the country should follow exactly what they say. Hitler turned an entire country against the Jews and the rest of Europe, eventually putting them up against the most dominant forces in the world at the time. With the use of the traditionally colored flag, brightly decorated posters, and Swastikas printed everywhere, he caught the eyes of every...
