- 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
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