HW 19

HW 20 - For Tuesday, read Chapters 8 and 9 and complete questions A-B for Ch. 8 and A-C for Chapter 9.
Please bring Modern World History textbooks to class.

Chapter 8:

A)
1. This liner might have been going to the Canary Islands, one of the locations that the Nazi cruise lines went (for a price of 62 marks).
2. The people on this liner were all likely regular workers, but also very loyal, dedicated members of the Nazi party.
3. Generally these trips were inexpensive so that the average worker could afford to go, at a cost that was similar to two weeks' wages.
4. The reason that Hitler was spending money on liners when Germany had been at war for 4 years was probably that he felt one of the best ways to keep himself in power was making sure the people were happy. He had his fear tactics, which he used, but using fear exclusively to rule the people would likely mean having to constantly struggle against resistance for control. By making the workers happy, he made them more willing to serve the Nazi machine and made Germany a stronger, more unified country.
5. This picture was probably taken as propaganda, to encourage workers to put in more effort so that they could enjoy a similar cruise experience.

B)
1. This joke means that the Volkswagon company was not truly for making cars, or for the people; it was merely a front for spending more money on the military, while making it seem as if the government was doing something for the people. In fact, workers contributed the money, but not a single person got a car as the Volkswagon company was converted into a weapons company at the start of WWII.

2. This joke shows that the Germans were not ignorant of the unscrupulous things that were going on in the government, as a person might assume since they were willing to allow such terrible things to happen right under their noses. The attitude seems almost nonchalant, as if the problem is recognized but also acknowledged as unchangeable.

Chapter 9:

1.
Propaganda: A form of advertisement, the aim of which is to persuade large numbers of people to think what one wants them to think, and believe what one wants them to believe.

Rally: Gatherings that could hole up to 400,000 people, had army parades, gymnastics, choirs, brass bands, fireworks, etc. A from of propaganda to ensnare people.

Censorship: The banning of information or entertainment which the government perceives as dangerous or harmful to their cause.

2. I would think that the joke that would not be permitted would be the first joke. The second two jokes might seem slightly hostile towards the Nazis and what they did; however, the first one blatantly casts Hitler as being cruel, which the Fuhrer would not allow.

3. The pictures from chapter 4, which portray Nazi officers trying to keep people from shopping in a Jewish store, and two small Jewish children being forced to stand in front of a classroom with slander about Jews written on the board. Although surely a good number of Nazis were in favor of purification and Hitler did a good job of turning the Jews into scapegoats, some people might feel uncomfortable seeing images of innocent children being persecuted.