WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Propaganda posters were used to influence an attitude towards war for a nation’s citizens.
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Propaganda was seen as devious and an illegal form of governmental communication.
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Governments did not use propaganda.
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Propaganda was only used on the Allies side, showing the Central Powers as cruel and brutal.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Propaganda could be used to arouse hatred of the foe, warn of the consequences of defeat, and idealize one’s own war aims in order to mobilize a nation, maintain its morale, and make it fight to the end.
Detailed explanation-2: -The poster was a major tool for broad dissemination of information during the war. Countries on both sides of the conflict distributed posters widely to garner support, urge action, and boost morale.
Detailed explanation-3: -Propaganda in wartime must seek to demoralize enemy morale. A primary objective of propaganda aimed at enemy nations is to break down their will to fight. It seeks to lower the enemy’s will to resist and it does this in several ways. One is to picture the military successes on the propagandist’s side.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is a ‘propaganda poster’? Propaganda is an attempt to inuence peoples’ opinions or behaviour through the use of specific images and words. It usually gives limited information which is heavily biased in its presentation. Propaganda typically achieves its aims by generating an emotional reaction in the viewer.
Detailed explanation-5: -Propaganda and the media played a large role in WWI. It was used to influence the attitudes and opinions of a community around a particular subject, largely using inaccurate or exaggerated information to try to get people to enlist in the army.