Role Of Propaganda In Ww1

WWI: Propaganda

World War I was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28th of July 1914 and lasted until 11th of November 1918. Propaganda was an organised scheme for the transmission or dissemination of a practice, a part of a deliberate attempt to convince people of a particular group of ideas, or point of views. The use of Propaganda in World War I, greatly affected the civilian population, the conscription debate and the role of women to a very large extent. Topics being discussed are how this affected the role of women, the tactics and uses of Propaganda including the effects on civilians as well as how the conscription debate was involved.

During World War I, the use of propaganda greatly affected the role of women during and

It was the first war in which mass media played a significant role in delivering news from the war front to the home front. It targeted systematically produced propaganda to the public based on nationalism and patriotism. Such as the famous slogan “Your country needs YOU!” Propaganda was used to remind the country what they were fighting for. It shaped the populations international opinion through newspapers, books, short films, posters, speeches, meeting, teachings/ education and articles. It attacked those on the home front aiming to receive sympathy and support for their fighting troops, as well as mobilising hatred towards the enemy. A very simple yet effective tactic used was to offer a scapegoat for a country by targeting their enemies through propaganda. Propaganda was also used to introduce new ideas to the home front such as rationing and to encourage financial investment in the war through public donations. They also used strict re-enforcements to those who were opposed to the war, such as threats of raids, arrest and imprisonment. Other major uses of propaganda included: Call to arms, encourage industrial activity, explain national policies, channel emotions of the public, urge the population to conserve resources and to generally inform the public of war front activities. Propaganda was used to convince the public to

According to the Australian War Memorial, The nation was asked to grant the government the power to compel citizens to serve overseas during the current war. It was the catalyst for the creation of a new Australian political party, The Nationalist Party. By 1916 casualties were high and fewer people wanted to volunteer for the war. Billy Hughes was a strong believer of involvement and a national commitment to WWI and was strongly for the conscription debate, however even fellow members of the Labour Party were against the conscription. Soon after the debate had begun, releases of protests against the conscription were shown through Propaganda, posters especially. The Churches and Catholics were also using propaganda to promote anti-conscription to the public. The discussion aggravated a debate within the Australian community. It was held on 28 October 1916, and the proposition for conscription was barely conquered. The use of Propaganda impacted the conscription debate during World War I, to a rather large