Propaganda World War 1. Why have propaganda? To recruit troops To recruit troops To recruit other vital workers – nurses/factory workers etc. To recruit.

PropagandaPropaganda

World War 1World War 1

Why have Why have propaganda?propaganda? To recruit troopsTo recruit troops To recruit other To recruit other

vital workers – vital workers – nurses/factory nurses/factory workers etc.workers etc.

To raise morale To raise morale among troops among troops and throughout and throughout the countrythe country

What should What should propaganda be like?propaganda be like?

It should have a It should have a positive messagepositive message

It should appeal to It should appeal to as many people as many people as possibleas possible

Most of all, it Most of all, it should be SIMPLE should be SIMPLE and easy to and easy to understandunderstand

How were people How were people persuaded?persuaded? Does this look like Does this look like

an army an army recruitment recruitment poster?poster?

What is this poster What is this poster suggesting are the suggesting are the benefits of joining benefits of joining the army?the army?

Who might it Who might it appeal to?appeal to?

Excitement?Excitement?

What are the What are the main features of main features of this poster?this poster?

What impression What impression does it give does it give about war?about war?

Was it accurate?Was it accurate? Why?Why?

Guilt?Guilt?

Who features in Who features in this poster?this poster?

How is it How is it persuading men persuading men to join up?to join up?

How would this How would this poster make you poster make you feel?feel?

Flattery?Flattery?

Who is the old Who is the old lion supposed to lion supposed to represent?represent?

Who are the Who are the young lions?young lions?

Why is the image Why is the image of a lion of a lion interesting?interesting?

Why might this Why might this appeal?appeal?

Encouragement?Encouragement?

What is this What is this poster saying?poster saying?

Who is it aimed Who is it aimed at?at?

Why was the role Why was the role of women of women important in important in recruiting recruiting soldiers?soldiers?

Sympathy?Sympathy?

Is this poster Is this poster accurate?accurate?

What does the What does the comparison do?comparison do?

Why might this Why might this make people join make people join up?up?

Anger?Anger?

Who is this Who is this poster aimed at?poster aimed at?

Why?Why? What is it trying What is it trying

to make people to make people think?think?

What is it telling What is it telling people to do?people to do?

WomenWomen

Why did women Why did women need their own need their own propaganda?propaganda?

What image does What image does this create of this create of National Service?National Service?

Do you think it is Do you think it is accurate?accurate?

InternationalInternational

All the fighting All the fighting forces used forces used propagandapropaganda

These all look These all look pretty much the pretty much the samesame

This French one This French one uses a very uses a very popular themepopular theme

The enemyThe enemy

The Germans The Germans obviously used obviously used propagandapropaganda

Does this look Does this look different from different from British British propaganda?propaganda?

Is the message Is the message different?different?

Where can you find it?Where can you find it?

Propaganda was Propaganda was not limited to not limited to postersposters

These are These are cigarette cardscigarette cards

Why would these Why would these be placed there?be placed there?

In the home?In the home?

Who would see this?Who would see this? What purpose does it What purpose does it

have?have? The concept of Total The concept of Total

War was one which War was one which took sometime to took sometime to filter down British filter down British society society

The recipes were The recipes were aimed at the aimed at the housewife and housewife and encouraged her to encouraged her to ‘do her bit in the ‘do her bit in the kitchen’ kitchen’