Document F: Joseph Goebbels, chief of Nazi propaganda, 1930

Why do we oppose the Jews? We are enemies of the Jews because we are fighters for the freedom of the German people.
The Jew is the cause and the beneficiary of our misery...He has made two halves of Germany. He is the real cause for our loss in the Great War. The Jew is responsible for our misery and he lives on it. That is the reason why we, as Nationalists and Socialists, oppose the Jew. He has corrupted our race, fouled our morals, undermined our customs, and broken our power. The Jew is the plastic demon of the decline of mankind. We are enemies of the Jews because we belong to the German people. The Jew is our greatest misfortune.

Q: How does Goebbels say the Jews are affecting German society? What would make people believe these statements?

Joseph Goebbels, the chief of Nazi propaganda, portrayed Jews as the cause of Germany's misery, corrupting the race, morals, customs, and power of the German people. He claimed Jews had divided Germany, caused problems, and were benefiting from the suffering of Germans. These statements were believed due to the intense propaganda campaign led by the Nazis, scapegoating Jews for economic and social issues, and promoting anti-Semitic sentiments through media like radio broadcasts and speeches.

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