Nazi Propaganda
Nazi Propaganda Video Analysis
Watch each of the videos below and answer the questions with each of their associated video.
Video #1: Terezin
Link: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1000172
Questions:
1. After watching this video, what are 3 adjectives you would use to describe what life was for Jews during the Holocaust? Please explain.
2. Describe 2 scenes that stood out to you while watching this video?
3. How does this video differ from the version of concentration camps you have seen or heard about in earlier studies of the Holocaust?
4. Why would this video be considered propaganda? Explain.
Video #2: The Power of Nazi Propaganda
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af44Slin7lg
Questions:
1. What were 4 artifacts from the museum that stood out to you while watching this video? Explain why.
2. Having gone through the exhibit through this video, what scene resonated with you the most? Explain why.
3. How does the title of the exhibit, “State of Deception” represent the influence propaganda had on the people under Nazi control? Explain.
Video #3: Forbidden Films
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj_zRKFz3qc
Questions:
1. How does making something forbidden result in it being more desired?
2. What were 2 scenes that stood out to you while watching this video? Describe the 2 specific scenes and explain why those stood out to you more than the rest.
3. How does the depictions of Jews in these scenes influence the way Germans would view Jewish people as a whole?
Video #4: The Eternal Jew
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1ttJgTqpsM
Questions:
1. This video was one of the most famous propaganda films during World War 2 inside Nazi territories, why do you think it was so successful?
2. What were 2 scenes that stood out to you while watching this video? Describe the 2 specific scenes and explain why they stood out to you.
3. On YouTube, there are certain limitations on this film, like commenting rights have been removed. Why do you think this is? Do you agree that sensitive content should have these kinds of actions taken? Why or why not?
Posted: 7 Months AgoDue: 14/03/2019Budget: $25