The forms of propaganda used by the state in Nazi Germany One of the purposes of the dictatorship was to give the Nazis control over people's lives. The more control they had, the more easily they could implement their goals. The task of controlling the people thus became one of the main tasks of the Nazi state. Party propaganda was evident throughout German society and served as a means through which the state could effectively reach every German and elicit absolute loyalty to the Nazi Party. Coming to power in 1933, Hitler established the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda led by Joseph Goebbels, a master propagandist who used all means at his disposal to perpetuate the Hitler myth and propagate Nazi values. The Ministry's aim was to eliminate any original thought and ensure that the Nazi message was successfully communicated through the widest variety of forms of communication available. Propaganda was used to promote the ideological goals of the Nazi regime, convert passive acceptance of Nazi rule into active support, highlight the need for "lebensraum" and the overthrow of the Treaty of Versailles. In addition to these objectives, the propaganda was also intended to evoke beliefs about Aryan supremacy, the Jewish threat and the communist danger. Propaganda became a key element in welding together the nation's political attitudes. People in Nazi Germany could not speak, writers could not even think freely. Goebbels used every propaganda technique known to make sure of this. The Germans, with the encouragement of the Nazis, were enthusiastic newspaper readers. Germany had over 4,700 i...... middle of paper ......ika newspapers that seemed to lie on one corner, to produce an even more dynamic illusion of circular motion. It became the most powerful image of Nazism. Combined together, these propaganda methods were extremely effective in helping the Nazis gain the loyalty of Germans. It gave the Nazis final control over people's lives, as well as all forms of expression and communication. The propaganda, deliberately aimed at the masses, actually served several purposes: it portrayed Hitler as a strong leader to whom every German should give their loyalty, it strengthened beliefs of Aryan supremacy, the Jewish threat and the communist danger. Furthermore, these forms of propaganda aimed at the emotions of the German people and thus pushed the Nazi Party's goals in relation to military and territorial expansion..