For the holocaust to work not only was anti-Semitism essential but the Nazis also needed to change and reinforce the cognitive aspect of German culture, because although it was already slightly anti-Semitic it was still not strong enough to allow for a Holocaust. To do this Hitler employed Josef Goebbels as minister of "Propaganda and Enlightenment", he was soon to become synonymous with the Nazi party. Adolf Hitler himself was born in Austria to a …showed first 75 words of 2851 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2851 total…culture by "brainwashing" the people and constantly bombarding people with the propaganda. In brief Hitler and 20th century anti-Semitism rose due to huge amounts of propaganda and public showboating, displaying the "superiority" of the Aryan race, for which Josef Goebbels was primarily responsible for creating. Jews were also forced into worsening living conditions due to laws which were tolerated by ordinary citizens because of the propaganda changing their cognitive and also slightly out of self-preservation.