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The Role Of Propaganda In World War I

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What is propaganda? Well, the definition of propaganda has been debated, for there are many different viewpoints on it. However, it is usually defined as any type of material used in hopes of influencing a community’s thoughts and viewpoints towards one subject. Many different types of propaganda were used in World War I successfully since people only received the information that the government wanted them to know. It twisted the truth and allowed for governmental control of people’s thoughts and viewpoints towards the war. Usually, people supported the war because propaganda allowed them to believe that war was worth fighting for. Some examples include: convincing people to go to war, unification of the nation, conserving food, buying bonds, and more. …show more content…

With the help of propaganda posters, artists were able to motivate Americans, young and old, to contribute to the role of the United States in the war. Posters often contained children smiling and holding a war bond, with certain words like, “Buy a War Bond today”, or, “Support our troops by buying a War Bond”. However, they didn’t have to involve children. One famous example is “Uncle Sam”, used a propaganda poster to help persuade people to sign up for the draft, was originally published as the cover for the July 6, 1916, issue of Leslie's Weekly this portrait of "Uncle Sam" went on to become--according to its creator, James Montgomery Flagg--"the most famous poster in the world." However, the U.S. wasn’t the only country to use

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Source A is a propaganda and was created by Norma Lindsay for the Commonwealth Government of Australia in 1918. It was sourced by W.E Smith LTD. Sydney. This poster Depicts a group of armed German soldiers threatening a young man pinned against a water tank. The other victims in this scene include an elderly man in the foreground, who has been shot, an elderly woman on her knees pleading with their captors, and a young woman in a state of half-undress who is being restrained by two German soldiers in the background.

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During World War 2 both America and Germany used propaganda for a number of reasons. Propaganda was used to either encourage citizens to help in conservation efforts, to help boost morale, to fill jobs, or anything else that could assist the country. Propaganda was important to the war because it helped to conserve supplies, support soldiers, and sometimes make fun of our enemies. In America at the time of war we mainly used propaganda to aid in conservation efforts.

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Source A “Will you fight now or wait for this” has been created by the Commonwealth Government of Australia. This source is a poster from World War 1 and designed in 1918. The poster was created to persuade people from Australia, especially men between the ages of 18 and 35 to fight against the Triple Alliance, and to also prevent the German Empire from invading Australia. Additionally, Source A would be useful to a historian studying the impact of propaganda on the Australian society during World War 1. This source would be useful because it depicts the outcome of Australia, If no troops from Australia were ordered to fight against the German Empire, nevertheless It also shows the experiences and impacts directed towards the civilians after

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It targets British civilians and deception is used in this poster with the distorted size of a shilling compared to that of a person, giving the target audience the sense that their money is a potent weapon. Creating the sense that their money is a weapon also convinces more civilians to put in money for the war effort. Moreover, the portrayal of the Kaiser also plays a significant role in relaying an effective message to the British people. He is shown with a discontented expression, contrasting the valiant war hero on the face of the coin; while Wilhelm II is shown as helpless and defeated under the weight of the coin, whereas the soldier is victorious and proud. The image of the hero makes the British people prideful and it says that Britain is a mighty country deserving of its citizens’ money.

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Propaganda Posters During World War II Poster propaganda played an important role in world war II. Posters from World War II had a great effect from that time and our time today. World War II propaganda posters were meant to try to make people want to join the army by making them think if they didn't then they would regret it (Keene). If they didn't do this then not a lot of people would join the war just freely.

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The poster depicted a Japanese soldier carrying a naked, white women. Many posters like this one demonstrated severe amounts of racism in order to cast the enemies as less than human. This influenced the audience to then morally justify the way they feel about the enemy. In summation, the intended audience of the propaganda had a hefty impact on what the subject of the poster was and what its goal

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Conservation Propaganda during WWII When most people think of propaganda they think of dark, ferocious images, with the artist being some psychopath that no one likes. I’m positive you’ll be surprised when you learn that Dr. Seuss, the beloved children's author known for his fun, welcoming stories, published racist propaganda posters; “there is a disconnect between what we usually think of as Dr. Seuss and the content of the cartoons.” (Springfield Library). This goes to show that propaganda artists can be anyone and everyone, the image above is a lighter version of WWII propaganda. This artist used text, color, and imagery during WWII, and he/she included a pig, or a hog, to show that if you use all the hot water you’re a dishonorable hog

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World War 1 was the first war were propaganda played huge role in keeping people at the home front informed about what was happening throughout the battlefields. This was also the first war where the government introduced propaganda to target the public and change their opinion on war (“Propaganda in World War 1”). There were many reasons for the governments to use propaganda throughout World War 1 such as; to blacken the enemy's name, to turn countries against another country, to persuade people into enlisting, to make war sound glorious ("Facts - AL WWI Propaganda."), and to calm down or even to stir up emotions throughout the war. One of the main ways propaganda was used in World War 1 was to ensure that the public only knew what the governments wanted them to know.

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Propaganda used to control the German people. Propaganda was an essential part of Nazi development. It was one of the most successful ways to convince German people to join the Nazi movement. With the use of the radio, newspapers, posters etc.

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World War 2 was one of the most influential moments in history for countries all across the globe. During the war, England tried to increase the public's morale and boost work production to help the war effort. To do this they began to make and print out a multitude of different propaganda posters, all of which targeted various groups of people. Ranging from factory workers, mechanics, nurses, or in some cases women and children themselves. Propaganda involves the use of different techniques in order to send a message or instill a type of viewpoint in the audience often using generalization, name-calling, bandwagoning, and more to persuade people into doing or thinking things they wouldn't normally do otherwise.

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The government did all that it could to make the country believe that the war was not detrimental. Government propaganda played a vital role in shaping the home-front during and after World War One thru the involvement and influences on women, the involvement of children and public campaigns. Not only was the government heavily involved in the war, but it also made sure to set long term goals for the society to accept war. The Committee on Public Information (CPI) was a committee set by the government to do everything possible to teach the people the ‘right’ ways about the war The government had one goal, and that was to make the home-front completely supportive of the cause at hand: the war.

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Propaganda is media sources that are typically wrong, misleading, or biased to a certain point of view, and is used to promote ideas and convince people to believe in

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When supplies are low. When persuasion is necessary. Propaganda is biased or misleading information used to promote certain political views. Propaganda is used in almost every war, in an effort to gain what is needed for the army from the civilians. Although propaganda is used a lot, it was especially used during the time of the holocaust.

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During World War II propaganda was widespread as both the Axis and Allied Powers tried to keep their citizens invested in the war effort. This propaganda was widespread including leaflets, television, radio and most importantly posters. Posters were used because of their appeal: they were brief, creative, flashy, and mentally stimulating. Great Britain was losing for most of the war and they needed a way to keep morale up. As a result,, they created posters in order to boost morale and get citizens to aid on the homefront by using pride, fear, and nationalism.

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A leading 19th century psychologist named William James stated this about propaganda: "There's nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it”. Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. This is evident in the televised premature ending of the Montag’s chase and in the symbolism of 451 by the government in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451. However, in our world propaganda has been used to unite a country through targeted mass persuasion. This is seen in two classic U.S propaganda posters that encourage U.S citizens to join the army: “I want you”(index 1) and “Remember Dec. 7th” (index 2).

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