Understanding Wartime Propaganda in WWI
Wartime propaganda during WWI was employed for various purposes such as recruiting soldiers, financing the war effort, and unifying the country. It used tools like demonization, emotional appeals, patriotic appeals, and half-truths to sway public opinion and support the war. An in-depth analysis of a specific U.S. propaganda poster depicting the city of New York under attack reveals the effective utilization of these propaganda tools to eliminate dissent and garner support for the war effort.
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OBJECTIVE : to find out the purpose, uses and successes of propaganda Propaganda and advertising are very similar Advertising is often meant to get people to buy a product or use a service Propaganda is meant to get people to think, act, or feel a particular way Advertisers and Propagandists use many of the same tools slogans, humor, caricatures, emotional images or language, and visual symbols
Wartime propaganda: purposes 1. To recruit soldiers, either through a draft or voluntary enlistment 2. To finance the war effort through the sale of war bonds loans from citizens to the government or new taxes. 3. To eliminate dissent and unifying the country behind the war effort 4. To conserve resources such as food, oil, and steel necessary to wage war 5. To increase participation in organizations to support the war effort
Wartime Propaganda: Tools Demonization this tool portrays the enemy as purely evil Emotional Appeals this tool plays on peoples emotions to promote the war effort Name-Calling this tool uses loaded labels to encourage hatred of the enemy (i.e. Commies, Huns) Patriotic Appeals this tool uses patriotic language or symbols to appeal to nationalistic pride Half-Truths or Lies this tool using deception or twisting of the truth Catchy Slogans this tool involves using memorable phrases to foster support Evocative Visual Symbols this tool involves using symbols that appeal to peoples emotions mothers & children, national flags, hands reaching out Humor or Caricatures this tool involves capturing a viewers attention thru humor the enemy is usually always the root of the joke
Lets Do This One Together! What do we see in the picture? What does the poster say? What country do we think produced this poster? What is the objective of this poster? What tools of propaganda are being used?
Lets Do This One Together! This is a U.S. poster showing the city of New York under attack by some other forces The poster depicts the destruction of the Statue of Liberty and New York City in flames. Many Americans showed their support for the war by purchasing Liberty Bonds from the government. The objective of the poster is to eliminate dissent and unify Americans behind the war effort. There is evidence of the following propaganda tools: demonization, emotional appeals, patriotic appeals, half-truths or lies, and evocative visual symbols.
Primary Source Analysis There are 10 stations In groups of 3-4 you will go around to each station You will spend time analyzing each piece of propaganda to determine what: The objective is Tool was used
