Ww1 Propaganda Analysis

Propaganda is defined as “information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.” Therefore Propaganda is designed to persuade the viewer to promote the subject being displayed. There are seven ways to execute propaganda; Transfer, Testimonial, Glittering Generalities, Plain Folks, Bandwagon, Name Calling, and Card Stacking. Transfer is when the product is related to someone or something the buyer would enjoy. Testimonial is the use to celebrity endorsement. Glittering Generalities is when positive words that will provoke a positive response form an audience. Plain Folks is the use of everyday people to make the product being sold seem more practical. Bandwagon is

Gaining support and strengthening it with allies was also very important. War propaganda was also used to try and convince the population of already supporting countries that what they are doing is right and enemies are wrong. Each nation that participated in World War One used propaganda to justify its involvement and also used it as a means of gaining men, money and resources. For example, Great Britain used propaganda poster because at the time it only had a professional army, and did not have a policy of national service in place, where as other countries such as France and Germany had it standard. Posters were very successful in Great Britain. Recruitment posters remained in use for the rest of the war and this goes for other countries as well such as France, Germany, and Italy. Propaganda was not only used for recruiting how ever. Posters could be used to seek funds for the war from the general public, via subscription to various war bond schemes. War bonds were usually very successful. Interestingly enough When the United States joined the war in April of 1917, it produced more war propaganda then any single nation that was in the war prier to the United States

World War II began in 1941 and ended in 1945. This propaganda was used for supporting the countries troupes and commitment to an allied victory. Most propagandists tried to instigate a hatred for the enemy, by stereotyping the countries as villains. Propaganda was also used to try and persuade the people to save materials so that those materials could be used for the war effort. During these times most propagandists were trying to provoke patriotism as a central theme of advertising throughout the wartime. Campaigns were even launched to sell war bonds, promote efficiency in factories, reduce the amount of ugly rumors, and maintain civilian morals. The United States were used posters and advertising more then any other country fighting in World War II, almost 200,000 different designs were made to support the war, and were printed. Most posters were posted in areas that could be posted without paying to advertising. The most Common areas were post offices, railroad stations, schools, restaurants and retail stores. Places less likely to have posers were the windows of private homes and apartment buildings, these prints were also much smaller and other propaganda media couldn’t be used there. The OWI (Office of War Information) bureau of graphics was a government agency that is in charge of producing and distributing poster. With most of the United states propaganda, it seemed as though most of it was positive. The