Role+of+propaganda


 * a group called the Brown shirts led by Ernst Rohm, a member of the Nazis and a participant in the Munich Putsch, distributed and organized propaganda
 * had secret Nazi meetings
 * fought against other parties such as communists and leftist groups
 * In 1929-1933, Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi in charge of propaganda created myths that it was Hitler's destiny to rule Germany
 * Nazis often used new technology (i.e. radio, television, etc) to gain support
 * "Mein Kapf" written by Hitler emphasized nationalism, Volksgemeinschaft (folk community based on traditional German beliefs influenced by social Darwinism), some socialism (to appeal to workers) and anti-semitism