World War I Propaganda

World War I - Propaganda What is propaganda? Prop-a-gan-da [prop-uh-gan-duh] information, ideas, or rumors widely and deliberately spread to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. Random House Unabridged Dictionary

World War I - Propaganda Most famous piece of Propaganda? This iconic image of Uncle Sam?

World War I - Propaganda However, the U.S. was not the first to use this symbol of patriotic obligation. England United States Canada

World War I - Propaganda Every country involved in World War I used some form of propaganda poster to advance their cause. In 1914 much of the world was still illiterate. So most propaganda posters not only told a story but they painted a story. The four main purposes of propaganda during WWI Recruitment Financing Rationing Fear of the Enemy

Propaganda - Recruitment In 1914 England did not have a large professional army or even have a policy on national military service in place England needed to build a very large army very quickly. They were just about to conduct one of the largest recruitment drives in history.

Propaganda - Recruitment Can you guess what the their biggest motivational tool would be? Pride = The ultimate motivator

Propaganda - Recruitment However, not everyone was motivated by pride and patriotic duty. Some asked, “What’s in it for me?” Recruitment posters showed the personal benefits of joining the military.

Propaganda - Recruitment Propaganda posters were essential to the British war effort – They even called on their Empire to help. Show Horrible Histories Clip

Propaganda - Recruitment When America joined the war in 1917 they had a very small and ill-equipped armed forces unit. If America was to join the war effort they would also need to undergo a massive recruitment drive and raise a ton of money very quickly.

Propaganda - Financing War is expensive An army is only as good as its bank account Therefore, propaganda was used extensively to solicit funds

Propaganda - Financing America’s “Liberty Bond” campaign was very successful.

Propaganda - Rationing Once the soldiers had been recruited and the money was collected to support the military, the propaganda machine took its aim at the rationing of food It was everyone’s patriotic duty to not waste food

Propaganda - Rationing Americans were Implored to: “Eat less – Waste Nothing”

Propaganda - Rationing Among the many things Americans were asked to refrain from eating were; wheat, meat, fats, and sugar

Propaganda - Rationing Everyone was targeted The Immigrant The Children & The Fat American

Propaganda - Rationing And if they did not comply? Then there were consequences

World War I - Propaganda England and America were not the only countries who used propaganda posters

World War I - Propaganda Germany also used its fair share of propaganda

World War I Propaganda Another way propaganda was used during the First World War was to simply instill a genuine fear and or hatred toward the enemy. censored

World War I - Propaganda What are they trying to say? Who’s being targeted? What are they being asked to do? What’s the purpose of this poster?

World War I - Propaganda What are they trying to say? Who’s being targeted? What are they being asked to do? What’s the purpose of this poster?

World War I - Propaganda What are they trying to say? Who’s being targeted? What are they being asked to do? What’s the purpose of this poster?

World War I - Propaganda What are they trying to say? Who’s being targeted? What are they being asked to do? What’s the purpose of this poster?

World War I - Propaganda What are they trying to say? Who’s being targeted? What are they being asked to do? What’s the purpose of this poster?

World War I Propaganda Poster: Now that you have learned what propaganda is and how it was used during the First World War it is your turn to create some propaganda. For this assignment you will create two pieces of propaganda. First: Using a single sheet of copier paper and the colored pencils and markers provided create a piece of WWI propaganda which covers one of the major topics of World War I. Recruitment Financing Rationing General Fear of the Enemy NO MORE THAN 3-4 WORDS on your poster!