The Infiltration of German Propaganda Into American Culture :: World War II WWII WW2

The Infiltration of German Propaganda Into American CulturePropaganda, propaganda, propaganda. All that matters is propaganda. -- Adolf Hitler (Welch ,1)During introduction War II, propaganda saturated the eyes and ears of countless Germans. Films, such as cheer of the Will decl ard the superiority of Hitlers ideas and hopes for the future, while posters increased the ever-rising nationalism of the public. receiving set was a major part of everyday life and an inventive musical mode to bring anti-Semitic discourse to the ordinary days of the people. Hitler knew how effective propaganda could be and conveyed that propaganda for the masses had to be simple, it had to aim at the lowest level of intelligence, and it had to be reduced to easily learned slogans which then had to be repeated some times, concentrating on such emotional elements as love and hatred (Welch, 3). In short, he had to circulate the kind of information that everyone would understand and remember. Today, people from the coupled States look at World War II with horror and disbelief, enquire just how could the Germans be so brain washed to agree that it was a good idea to kill off an entire refining? numerous do not realize that Hitlers propaganda was so well thought out(p) that his ideas had seeped into everything -- including American culture.Although, the United States fought against the Nazi ideals, at that place were subtle ways that German ideas affected American confederation. A prime example of Hitlers propaganda that leaked into American society is the sample of anti-Semitic verse, simply titled To the Tune of the Marine Hymn. This overtaking was circulated widely between civilians and soldiers in the United States during World War II and is sung to the tune of the Marine Hymn. It brilliantly plays on the stereotypes of the Jewish culture that were accepted by many as a reality.By desktop the passage to the tune of the Marine Hymn, this piece of propaganda gives American me n a sense of nationalism, as well as a very familiar and catchy tune that will stay in their minds. The well-known line of descent helps to downplay the intolerance of Jews in the lyrics and it is easy for many people who are not paying attention to miss the stereotypes that are played out. Instead, there is almost a sense of comedy or a soften of the evil intentions of the appalling lyrics.The lyrics of the song are ideas that were commonplace to the American universe of discourse during the time of World War II.