ABSTRACT
The Nazi ideal of the “total state” was a crucial element in the attainment of that community. This required not only that political and economic life be coordinated but that every facet of cultural and social life be controlled and used to inculcate Nazi ideological ideals. The Nazi approach to culture was anti-intellectual. The institutional control of Nazi cultural policy was heavily contested between two prominent Nazi leaders, Joseph Goebbels and Alfred Rosenberg. Hitler and the Nazis appeared to place a high value on the visual arts. They certainly gave them a noticeable place in public ceremonies. According to Nazi racial theory, the ancient Greeks were Nordic forerunners of present-day Germans, making classicism an appropriate form for the “new German art.” The Nazis constantly publicized their building programs and their significance, creating an impression of a far greater volume of construction than ever really took place. The Nazis made a drastic impact on the world of theater.
