World+War+I+Propaganda



How does propaganda influence people's ideas? Propaganda promotes an idea or image that the government wants its people to believe. They're looking for the people to behave a certain way, and propaganda helps them achieve that. It is extreme campaignism. To avoid propaganda, you must look into the accuracy and source of the the information. Next, look at the motives and people promoting it. Will it actually benefit you? All these things should be questioned when suspcious new information is shoved in your face.

Propganda techniques vary; some say that everyone is doing it, so you should too. Others let a person with much power tell the others what to do, someone people look up to. Frequently, propaganda will use emotional words to make you feel a certain way, and will repeat the product or idea numerous times. Propaganda posters were popular during WWI. The posters were patriotic to their home country and encourged the readers/viewers/listerners to also act patriotic and help their country to support the war. Every country involved in WWI used propaganda posters as a military campaign. Britain had a professional army, but no policy of national service, so they used propganda posters to help them. Many posters were recruitment posters, and many were to buy war bonds. The US, who joined the war slightly later than post, produced the most propaganda posters. American posters often had to do with food : saving the good food for the soldiers, and not wasting anything. UK posters often had do do with enlistment to protect yourself and country.

The RMS Lusitania, a British U-boat, was used as propaganda. The British used its sinking by the German against the German, and made it clear to everyone that it was completely Germany's fault.

Propaganda was used to enlist people, help them support the war effort, buy war bonds, send/save food for the soldiers and increase nationality. Propaganda really started to become popular in political tactics around WWI. There weren't just posters, propaganda speeches were also made.

Hitler coined the “Stab-in-the-back” legend, which was that he believed that the Germans didn't lose WWI, but they were betrayed by their home country.

The Committee on Public Information was created the influence the public of the US to participate in WWI, whether by supporting the war or enlisting in the war.