PROPAGANDA

WHAT IS PROPAGANDA?• Means by which the government could promote or

publicize the war• Generally of a biased or misleading nature

WHAT IS PROPAGANDA?• Uses selective stories and partial

facts• Reinforces motivations• Propaganda ensured that the

people only got to know what their governments wanted them to know

• Governments would go to any lengths to attempt to blacken the enemies name• Demonized the enemy

INFLUENCE OF PROPAGANDA• Posters were an important form of mass communication

during WWI as there were no radios, television, etc.• Propaganda techniques included the use of slogans and

catch phrases in order to get the viewers attention

PROPAGANDA IN THE NEWSPAPER

• Propaganda was not limited to posters• The government continued their censorship through the

headlines that the newspapers were printing• Headlines were printed that were designed to stir up

emotions whether they were accurate or not• Again, because this was before the time of the radio,

newspapers had a massive influence as it was the main source of information concerning the war

PROPAGANDA IN THE NEWSPAPER

• Photographs would be shown of young men registering to be drafted to the war

• Photographs would be shown of deceased enemies

• As the war progressed, fewer pictures of the battlefield were published and were replaced with pictures from parades and training regiments

WHY IS PROPAGANDA EFFECTIVE?• Reinforced fear• People wish to believe the

best about themselves and their country

• It is made to seem very professional• Many people don’t realize

that they are being shielded from the truth