Summary: How Ordinary Germans Become Nazi Mass Murderers

How Ordinary Germans Become Nazi Mass Murderers The Nazis during World War II left a horrendous toll of dead Jews during the Holocaust. Dr. Damerow explained the result of the Nazi Holocaust left 5,820,960 Jews dead (Statistics on the Holocaust).When people think of Nazi soldiers they think of terrible monsters. But how did ordinary German people become mass murderers and bigots? By the use of propaganda, communications, and use of authority, the German people thought this was the best way to deal with the Jews. Understanding what is propaganda and how it works will have an impact to understanding how the Nazis were capable to influence their citizens and soldiers. In the website called Propaganda, it states “Propaganda is a message which attempts to alter public perceptions and/or induce action” (Propaganda). It also states that, “Propaganda can appear in any form or medium and may or not be obvious as propaganda” (Propaganda). Propaganda also comes in several properties; in the Nazi’s scenario they appealed to emotions, and constantly repeated the propaganda, directs the “villain” to attack (Propaganda). The website also points out that propaganda does not have to be true, as long as it is believed and is effective (Propaganda). Propaganda also tries to bring out an emotional response from the audience, and tries to bring to use a cultural symbol or
The two big answers we found were the use of propaganda Hitler displayed to teach German men, women, and children to despise Jews. The other reason was the influence the German military had on its soldiers to agree to carry out terrible orders to execute Jews. However, people can argue that propaganda throughout the German military was more of an influence on the soldiers instead of their training. While there is no right or wrong answer, propaganda and training are the biggest causes to the Holocaust