Propaganda in World War One

What is Propaganda? Propaganda is a message with an agenda. It attempts to spread a point of view'. Propaganda is a message with an agenda. It attempts to spread a point of view'. The most common use is political The most common use is political Why we need to fight Why we need to fight

Why do we use Propaganda? Each of the nations used propaganda posters in WWI Each of the nations used propaganda posters in WWI They used posters to: They used posters to: justify the war justify the war To recruit men To recruit men To raise money To raise money To urge conservation To urge conservation

Why Posters? No Television No Television Some had to a radios Some had to a radios Posters were the most effective means of getting a message across Posters were the most effective means of getting a message across

Government Support Quite often propaganda is connected with negative emotions

Propaganda uses many tricks to get their message across Name Calling: hanging a bad label on an idea, leader or country Name Calling: hanging a bad label on an idea, leader or country

Band Wagon - Persuade the audience to follow the crowd.

Testimonial Associate a respected person with the cause Associate a respected person with the cause

Plain Folks Appeal to the average person

Anger Evoke emotions of anger to stir the cause Evoke emotions of anger to stir the cause

Evil! Portray the enemy as the worst kind of evil

Guilt The emotion of guilt is a powerful motivator The emotion of guilt is a powerful motivator

Pride Appeal to the pride of men

Fear Frighten people into supporting the cause Frighten people into supporting the cause

Religion Use religious affiliations to justify a cause

Action and Glory Young men are especially susceptible to calls for courage and glory

Humour Humour

Psychological Propaganda

Propaganda was used to get support for many things

Appeals for conservation

And food

Appeals to watch what you say

Appeals to children

Children sold victory stamps

Appeals to the elderly

Appeals to plant victory gardens

Appeals for worker productivity

Appeals for special skills

Appeals to women

Appeals for money

Appeals for soldiers