Nazi Art & Culture

Nazi Art and Culture

The Nazis wanted the arts to be traditional, not the ‘degenerate’ style (modern art) that was popular in the Weimar Republic. The Reich Chamber of Culture was set up in 1933 to monitor art and culture to make sure that they conformed to the Nazi message.

Buildings

The Nazis wanted buildings to reflect Nazi power.
- They modelled architecture off the grandeur (impressiveness and beauty) of the Ancient Romans and Greeks.
Buildings had to be built from traditional materials.
Albert Speer was Hitler’s preferred architect. He created key Nazi buildings, such as the buildings for rallies.

Music

The Nazis wanted music to be traditional.
- ‘Degenerate’ Jazz music was banned.
Any music written by a Jewish composer was forbidden, for example Mendelsshon.
Music by Beethoven was encouraged.

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Art

Art was meant to glorify (make great) the Aryan race and traditional volk values.
- The Reich Chamber of Visual Arts was set up in 1933 to monitor art and culture.
Art had a naturalist style (showing things as they really are). The Nazis popularised (made popular) paintings of the ideal Aryan family or rural (countryside) scenes.
Favoured Nazi artists were rewarded with large competition prizes.
- Many artists fled the Nazis to continue their own style of art.

Literature

Literature needed to fit the Nazi message.
- Thousands of books were burned to show the population to send out a message of Nazi power.
- The Chamber of Culture had to approve all books.

Cinema

The cinema was a modern way to send strong messages of Nazi propaganda.
- All film scripts had to be approved by Goebbels himself.
- It was compulsory for cinemas to show short Nazi propaganda films before the entertainment film.

1The Weimar Republic 1918-1929

1.1World War One

1.1.1WW1

1.1.2The Weimar Republic

1.1.3Early Challenges to Weimar

1.1.4Reparations & the Ruhr

1.1.5Weimar Recovery

1.1.6Weimar Living Standards

1.1.7Weimar Culture

1.1.8End of Topic Test - WW1 & Weimar

1.1.9Grade 9 - The Weimar Republic

2Hitler's Rise to Power 1919-1933

2.1Early Development of the Nazi Party

2.1.1Hitler & the Beginnings of the Nazi Party

2.1.2End of Topic Test - Start of the Nazi Party

2.2The Munich Putsch & the Lean Years

2.2.1The Munich Putsch

2.2.2The Lean Years, 1923-1929

2.2.3End of Topic Test - Putsch & Lean Years

2.2.4Grade 9 - Hitler's Rise to Power

2.3The Growth of Support for the Nazis

2.3.1The Impact of the Great Depression

2.3.2End of Topic Test - Great Depression

2.4How Hitler Became Chancellor

2.4.1Article 48 & Political Turmoil

2.4.2von Papen & Hindenburg's Pact

2.4.3End of Topic Test - Chancellory

2.4.4Grade 9 - How Hitler Became Chancellor

3Nazi Control & Dictatorship 1933-1939

3.1Creating a Dictatorship, 1933-1934

3.1.1The Rise of Hitler

3.1.2End of Topic Test - Dictatorship

3.2The Police State

3.2.1The Police State

3.2.2Repression & Concentration Camps

3.2.3The Nazis & Religion

3.2.4End of Topic Test - Police State

3.2.5Grade 9 - Dictatorship and Police State

3.3Controlling & Influencing Attitudes

3.3.1Propaganda & Censorship

3.3.2Nazi Art & Culture

3.3.3Church Opposition & Social Conformity

3.3.4Youth Opposition & the July Plot

3.3.5End of Topic Test - Controlling Attitudes

3.3.6Grade 9 - Controlling Attitudes

4Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1939

4.1Life in Nazi Germany

4.1.1Women in Nazi Germany

4.1.2Youths in Nazi Germany

4.1.3Employment & Living Standards

4.1.4End of Topic Test - Life in Nazi Germany

4.2The Persecution of Minorities

4.2.1Nazi Racial Beliefs

4.2.2The Persecution of the Jews

4.2.3The Death Camps

4.2.4End of Topic Test - Persecution

4.2.5Grade 9 - Life in Nazi Germany

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