Nazi propaganda played an important role in the Holocaust, the extermination of millions of people based on race, religion, and ethnicity. He successfully ensured the acquiescence of the general public to the crimes committed by the Nazis. The Nazi Party used its control of the media to fuel anti-Semitic beliefs and to persuade Germans to support the Nazi cause during the Holocaust and World War II. Although the Nazis were the largest political party in Germany, they did not win a majority of votes. votes in elections until 1933 (Kolb). Propaganda within Nazi Germany was thus taken to a new and often perverse level and formed a crucial part of Hitler's plans (Welch). He stated: "Propaganda seeks to impose a doctrine on the whole people... Propaganda acts on the general public from the point of view of an idea and makes it ripe for the victory of this idea", in his book Mein Kampf, in where he first advocated the use of propaganda to spread the ideals of the Nazi Party, including racism and anti-Semitism (Welch). Hitler and the Nazis had two main propaganda tasks. First, they hoped to ensure that none of the media or news presented in Germany contained anything hostile or harmful to the Nazi Party. Secondly, they planned to gradually gain the support of the German public in their ideas of anti-Semitism and genetic superiority (Herf). To ensure that everyone thought correctly, the Reich Chamber of Commerce (Welch) was established in 1933. The Reich Chamber dealt with literature, art, music, radio, films and newspapers. Only members of the organization could produce such media (Welch). The Nazi Party decided on the credentials required to be a member. Disobedience led to extremely severe punishments (Welch). This p... middle of the paper... its meaning is thus brought into their field of vision for the first time." The Nazis believed that propaganda consisted of influencing citizens towards a central idea so powerfully that it pushed them accept it and support it fully (Kolb). Nazi propaganda was a powerful tool to implement the Holocaust. The Nazis used censorship and control of the media to influence German citizens towards their ideals and to calm the opposition allowed the Nazis to successfully take control of Germany and carry out their plans while maintaining social stability within the country Works Cited1, Jeffrey (2006: Nazi Ideology and Propaganda During World War II and the Holocaust) Harvard University Press.2 ( 2005) [1984]. (1993)..