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Use of Propaganda During World War I and Beyond

Use of Propaganda During World War I and Beyond. Propaganda. Something designed to influence our opinions, emotions, attitudes and behavior to persuade us to believe in something or to do something can be a poster, ad, song, movie, etc. Goals of Propaganda Posters. Recruitment of soldiers

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Use of Propaganda During World War I and Beyond

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  1. Useof Propaganda During World War I and Beyond

  2. Propaganda • Something designed to influence our opinions, emotions, attitudes and behavior to persuade us to believe in something or to do something • can be a poster, ad, song, movie, etc.

  3. Goals of Propaganda Posters • Recruitment of soldiers • Conservation of goods • Purchasing of war bonds • Support for the war at home

  4. Propaganda Techniques • Fear • Name Calling • Glittering Generality • Bandwagon • Plain Folks Appeal • Testimonial

  5. Propaganda Techniques • Fear

  6. Propaganda Techniques 2. Name Calling (negative names or adjectives)

  7. Propaganda Techniques 3. Glittering Generality (Good adjectives / names)

  8. Propaganda Techniques 4. Bandwagon (everyone’s doing it)

  9. Propaganda Techniques 5. Plain Folks Appeal ( “of the people”)

  10. Propaganda Techniques 6. Testimonial (famous endorsement)

  11. Propaganda Includes: • A goal for the viewer • A technique • Images to capture the viewer • Words in the form of slogan

  12. The Lusitania

  13. British response to sinking of Lusitania • Deemed the incident an “Act of Piracy.” • Increased use of propaganda to include images of the Lusitania sinking to further influence the hearts and minds of the public.

  14. Example of British Propaganda

  15. Example of British Propaganda

  16. Example of U.S. Propaganda

  17. Example of U.S. Propaganda

  18. German Propaganda

  19. Example of German Propaganda “War loans help the guardians of your happiness”

  20. Example of German Propaganda

  21. Propaganda in the 21st century TheGovernment no longer relies on mass producing posters It depends on the relationship between the media and the military.

  22. Propaganda in the 21st Century How propaganda is being used today: • Inaccuracy • Driving the agenda • Milking the story • Exploiting that we want to believe the best of ourselves • Perception management • Reinforcing existing attitudes • Simple repetitious and emotional phrases (i.e., war on terror, axis of evil, weapons of mass destruction, shock and awe, war of liberation, etc).

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