The Nazi RegimeIn this essay I will analyze the statement; The most important reason why there was little opposition to the Nazi regime was the use of propaganda. To do this I will explain how Nazi actions and the events leading up to the war prevented opposition. During the pre-World War II era and particularly in the 1930s Hitler focused much of his attention on the propaganda surrounding himself and the policies of his Nazi Party. A massive propaganda campaign was launched that aimed to convince the German people that everything the Nazis did was right and good. The man behind this campaign was Josef Goebbles, a vain, ambitious and anti-Semitic womanizer. The Geobble campaign was so effective that opposing views would rarely be publicly visible; however there were some cases, in particular that of the attack on Hitler, which demonstrated the existence of a certain opposition to the Nazi regime. This opposition involved the communist and social democratic parties, youth groups, churches and the army. An example of opposition occurred when two members of the White Rose organization, Hans and Sophie Scholl, began distributing a series of anti-Nazi pamphlets describing the negative side of his regime. They were quickly confronted by the Nazis and subsequently executed. The Nazi Party also encountered political opposition in February 1933, when the German Reichstag was burned down. A Dutch communist called Marinus van der lubbe was blamed for the attack. However, many people believed that the fire was not the work of the Communists but rather a clever, Nazi-engineered way of creating anti-Communist hysteria... middle of paper... minimisation, if any. However, probably the key factor that helped Hitler deal with opposition most effectively was the use of propaganda. The media was a very powerful weapon when it came to dealing with opposition and Hitler managed to control almost every aspect of it. In doing so he influenced the minds of Germans and more or less controlled what they listened to or watched in terms of Germany's image. Hitler also used propaganda to manipulate events (the Reichstag fire) and also to strengthen his image, which helped him advance further in terms of political status. From this we can see that Hitler intended these factors to work together in his and the Nazis' favor, so that he could become powerful and any opposition that stood in the way of this could be dealt with..