Throughout history, government and culture have proven inextricably linked. In the early 20th century, the Nazi Party's reliance on artistic propaganda through multiple forms of media directly led to its rise and dominance over German culture. The Nazis' success can be directly attributed to its careful planning, ruthless implementation, and clear results. The Nazis' use of propaganda was meticulously planned by party leaders. In Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler made very clear his intention to use propaganda to manipulate public opinion. He said: "...through intelligent and persistent use of propaganda, even heaven can be presented to people as hell, and conversely, the most miserable life as paradise..." (276). According to Hitler, there were three types. newspaper readers: those who believed in everything, those who believed in nothing and those who analyzed and judged what they read (240). Hitler unequivocally believed that the majority of people belonged to the first group (240). He firmly asserted that for a movement, political or otherwise, to succeed, it must first gain the support of the masses (101). Therefore, the most important aspect of an idea is not the idea itself, but how easily the masses can understand it (342). By following these ideals, Hitler created propaganda aimed at the common man rather than the intellectual elite. The propaganda should focus on a few key points that...... middle of paper ...... his appeal would help the Nazis gained popularity in the late 1920s, when the Great Depression caused unemployment and widespread poverty. "...this man, who once worked so hard, becomes lax in his whole outlook on life and gradually becomes the instrument of those who use him only for their own basic advantage. He has so often been unemployed without it being his fault, that at a given moment, it has more or less importance, even when the objective is no longer to fight for economic rights, but to destroy political, social values or cultural in general."(27).Hitler also used propaganda to manipulate and control public opinion. He believed that the public was afraid of confronting more than one enemy at a time (117). better make an enemy and concentrate on him (117) Hitler chose the Jews as his only enemy and applied all his “rules of propaganda” during his assault...