use of propaganda during world war i and beyond. propaganda something designed to influence our...
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UseUse of Propaganda During World War I and Beyondof Propaganda During World War I and Beyond
PropagandaPropaganda•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 PostersGoals of Propaganda Posters
Recruitment of soldiers
Conservation of goods
Purchasing of war bonds
Support for the war at home
Propaganda TechniquesPropaganda Techniques
Fear Name Calling Glittering Generality Bandwagon Plain Folks Appeal Testimonial
Propaganda Techniques
1.Fear
Propaganda TechniquesPropaganda Techniques2. Name Calling (negative names or adjectives)
Propaganda TechniquesPropaganda Techniques
3. Glittering Generality
(Good adjectives / names)
Propaganda TechniquesPropaganda Techniques4. Bandwagon (everyone’s doing it)
Propaganda TechniquesPropaganda Techniques
5. Plain Folks Appeal ( “of the people”)
Propaganda TechniquesPropaganda Techniques
6. Testimonial (famous endorsement)
Propaganda Includes:Propaganda Includes:
• A goal for the viewer•A technique• Images to capture the viewer• Words in the form of slogan
The LusitaniaThe Lusitania
British response to sinking of British response to sinking of LusitaniaLusitania
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.
Example of British Propaganda
Example of British PropagandaExample of British Propaganda
Example of U.S. PropagandaExample of U.S. Propaganda
Example of U.S. PropagandaExample of U.S. Propaganda
German PropagandaGerman Propaganda
Example of German Example of German PropagandaPropaganda
“War loans help the guardians of your happiness”
Example of German Example of German PropagandaPropaganda
Propaganda in the 21Propaganda in the 21stst centurycentury
The Government no longer relies on mass producing posters
It depends on the relationship
between the media and the military.
Propaganda in the 21Propaganda in the 21stst CenturyCentury
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).