Understanding Wartime Propaganda in WWI

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WWI PROPAGANDA
 
 
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
Let’s 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?
Let’s 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
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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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  1. WWI PROPAGANDA

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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?

  6. 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.

  7. 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

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