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Nazi Germany?• Nazi Germany (or the Third Reich) refers to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945.

• It was a totalitarian state ruled by a dictator, Adolf Hitler, and his Nazi party.

• The slogan of the Nazi Party: “ One People, One Country, One Leader”.

• The word “Nazi” meant “Nationalozialist “ in German in the past. Now, it mainly refers to Right-wing politics of fascism.

Topic:Culture of Nazi

GermanyIn this period, the whole German society was under Autocratic rule.

Living Style/ Environment

Religion

Literature & Education

Art (architecture, painting)

Special Festivals

Entertainment (cinema, music)

Sports

Women status

Religion Under Nazi control

Nazi bishops were appointed and those who opposed Hitler on religious and moral grounds (to the Jews) were sent into the concentration camps.

Most people were Catholics or Protestants.

The Nazis hated Jews (even implemented genocide)

Believed in Aryan faith Cardinal Adolf Bertram, ex officio head of the German church from

1920-1945

Literature & Education Promoted the works of writers

such as Adolf Bartels and Hitler Youth poet Hans Baumann,

Established a "black list" to facilitate the removal of "unacceptable" books from public libraries.

German cultural authorities promoted war novels in order to prepare the population for conflict.

Books were burning in Nazi

Germany

Art (architecture) Nazi architecture was an

aspect of Nazi plans to create a cultural and spiritual rebirth in Germany.

Neo-classical(新古典主義 ), monumental style

The individuals were dwarfed in front of the building that represented absolute authority.

More traditional, local Germanic style for homes

Art (painting) Nazi art was clear, direct and heroic.

Germans could understand and inspired by.

People are drawn not as individuals but as heroic idealizations such as healthy peasants, brave warriors and productive woman. Hitler was drawn as the wise , imperious leader.

The art work did not reflect the real world so much as the Nazi ideology did.

Special Festivals The Day of German Culture --- July(2nd Sunday) (flags decorating the streets in Munich)

Hitler’s birthday (20th April)

Thanks for Harvest (收穫 ) (Oct)

Day of the Commemoration of Heroes March (1st Sunday)

Entertainment (movies & music)

Cinema: The majority of German films of the period were designed

principally as works of entertainment. Import of foreign films was legally restricted after 1936 Entertainment became more important in the later years of World

War II when the cinema provided a distraction from Allied bombing and a string of German defeats.

Music: Experimental music (e.g. the atonal compositions of Schoenberg)

was banned A stream of musicians emigrated Music was less suitable as a means of explicit propaganda Folk operas were developed

Sports The Nazis used sporst as propaganda. Organized sporting activities, especially gymnastic, for the

masses.

Impact: These helped to develop the fit bodies that soldiers & child-

bearers required. They also encouraged sporst as a spectator activity.

Olympic Stadium in Berlin 1936

Men Take part in the war Training of war Work for the nation

Women Raise many children Look after her family Being a good homemaker

Role of women in Nazi Germany

Living Style

Impacts Hitler uphels Nazism, that means all aspects of the culture

should include this idea.

All the aspects (art, music, living style, etc) of people’s life were under Nazi control.

All the artists and composers had to follow the rules of the Nazism when they were creating their work.

People didn't have the right to create their own work.

People didn't have freedom to choose their jobs or living.

Resources & dutiesResources: Book name: Weimar & Nazi Germany http://www.google.com.hk/ http://www.yahoo.com.hk/

Duties table:

Collection of information Kathy, Candy, Esther, Vivian, Minnie

Writing of text Kathy, Vivian, Minnie, Candy

IT production Candy, Esther