Before the Seizure of Power: American and British Press Coverage of National Socialism, 1922 to 1933
Date of Award
5-2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Legacy Department
History
Committee Chair/Advisor
McKale, Donald M
Abstract
This thesis focuses on the coverage of the National Socialist movement by the American and British press in the period from 1922 to 1933. Two major newspapers from both the United States and Great Britain were reviewed, as were several magazines and periodicals from those years. The nature of the coverage, as well as its accuracy, was the primary concern of this work. For the most part, the Anglo-American press emphasized the most visible political activities of the National Socialists and especially the prominent role of Adolf Hitler. American and British journalists addressed the violent, aggressive nature of the movement much more so than its inherent anti-Semitism and racist goals. Though a handful of journalists recognized that the party's hatred of the Jews was seminal to Nazism, this view was never addressed frequently or prominently. The Anglo-American press consistently underestimated the ability of the party to implement its goals.
Recommended Citation
Henson, Andrew, "Before the Seizure of Power: American and British Press Coverage of National Socialism, 1922 to 1933" (2007). All Theses. 109.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/109