Download Propaganda in World War One

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Propaganda is a specific type
of message presentation
aimed at serving an agenda.
At its root, to use propaganda
is 'to propagate (actively
spread) a philosophy or point
of view'.
The most common use of the
term (historically) is in
political contexts; in particular
to refer to certain efforts
sponsored by governments or
political groups.
 Television
had not yet
been invented
 Not everyone owned
or had access to a
radio
 Posters were the most
effective means of
getting a message
across
 Quite
often propaganda
is connected with
negative emotions
 During the Great War the
governments needed
money for the war effort
so they focused their
efforts on posters aimed
at raising money from
citizens for the war effort
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Propaganda Techniques
 Activity:
Study the list of propaganda
techniques. Examine each of the
following posters and identify the
techniques used in the posters. Write a
short paragraph explaining how the
propaganda poster worked.
Poster 1
Poster 2
Poster 3
Poster 5
Poster 6
Poster 7
Poster 8
Poster 9
Poster 10
Poster 11
Poster 12