may 10, 1933 - Burning of the books
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- Books considered undesirable, containing Jewish, pacifist, or socialist tendencies, seized and burnt
- This trend continued throughout Nazi rule in all factions of media (art, books, plays/cinema) and German music and opera emphasised German creators (Wagner, Beethoven, Bach etc.)
- Nazi ideological themes were emphasised, such as blut und boden
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IB History Revision
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