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WWI Propaganda
What are some characteristics of
propaganda or political cartoons?
Background
• Each of the nations that participated in WWI from
1914-18 used propaganda not only as a means of
justifying involvement to their own citizens, but also
as a means of recruiting men, money and
resources to sustain the military campaign.
• Propaganda was also used to unite the nation
against an enemy; portrayed enemy countries in a
negative manner
• Interestingly, the U.S. joined the war relatively late
- April 1917 - she produced many more
propaganda posters than any other single nation
Characteristics of Propaganda
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Evoke emotion: sympathy, fear, patriotism
Clear message or slogan
Encourages involvement or action; persuasive
Often relies on ethically suspect methods of
influence (deception, distortion,
misrepresentation)
• Use of color or symbols
• Serves a purpose (government, interest group)
Common Propaganda Techniques
• Plain Folks Appeal: “I’m one of you”
• Testimonials: “I saw the Germans murder
hundreds…”
• Bandwagon: “Everybody’s doing it”
• Card-Stacking: presenting only one side of a story
• Transfer: positive or negative associations, such as
a politician posing with a flag
• Glittering generalities: idealistic or loaded
language, such as “freedom,” “family values,” etc.
• Name calling: power-hungry, Hun, anarchist, etc.
Robaudi, Alcide
Théophile; 1917
America owes
France the most
unalterable
gratitude. French
Comrade your
children shall be
as our children.
Stern; 1918.
Are you 100%
American?
Prove it! Buy
U.S.
government
bonds : Third
Liberty Loan
Strothmann,
Frederick; 1917
Beat back the Hun
with Liberty Bonds
Stahr, Paul;
1918.
Be patriotic :
sign your
country's
pledge to save
the food
United
States.
Dept. of the
Treasury.
Publicity
Bureau.
Buy Liberty
Bonds
Illian, George.
Cardinal
Mercier has
appealed to the
Food
Administration
for more food
for starving
millions.
***Mercier was a Belgian
cardinal who was known for his
staunch opposition to German
occupation***
Steele; U.S. Food
Administration
Defeat the Kaiser
and his U-boats :
victory depends
on which fails first,
food or
frightfulness : eat
less wheat
Faivre, Abel. L'Emprunt de la
Libération (The loan of liberation)
Christy, Howard
Chandler. Fight or
buy bonds : Third
Liberty Loan
Chambers, Charles
Edward. Food will
win the war : you
came here seeking
freedom, you must
now help to preserve
it : wheat is needed
for the Allies, waste
nothing.
Orr, Alfred
Everitt. For
home and
country : Victory
Liberty Loan
Cittadino, A.
For liberty,
civilization, and
humanity
Harris, Lawrence
S. "Good bye, Dad,
I'm off to fight for
Old Glory, you buy
U.S. gov't bonds"
:Third Liberty Loan
La grande offensiva Italiana : la disfatta Austriaca
sul Montello. (The Great Italian Offensive:
Austrian defeat at Montello)
Halt the Hun! :
buy U.S.
government
bonds, Third
Liberty Loan
United States.
Dept. of the
Treasury. Publicity
Bureau. My daddy
bought me a
government bond
of the Third Liberty
Loan, did yours?
Faivre, Abel.
Pour la France,
versez votre or :
l'or combat pour
la victoire
(For France,
pour your gold or
fight for victory)
Ring it again :
buy U.S. gov't
bonds : Third
Liberty Loan
Your war
savings pledge
: Our boys
make good
their pledge-Are you
keeping yours?
War until
Victory!
Summary: Scene depicting
French women in war-time.
One woman is working in a
factory, one is nursing her
child, and another woman
is hoeing in the field. In the
background is an outline of
Victory. French women
made up over 40 percent
of the work force during the
war. Over two million were
recruited into positions in
heavy industry.
Britain's portrayal of Germany
Kriegsanleihe, helft
den Hütern eures
Glückes.
Summary: Poster
shows a man
holding a sword
with his other arm
around his wife
and baby. Text:
War loans help the
guardians of your
happiness
Bolshevism
means the
world will
drown in
blood.
Association to
Fight Against
Bolshevism
We won't
tolerate
anarchy!
We'll
protect
women and
children
Austrian
propaganda;
Text
announces
the fourth
bond drive
Summary: Poster
shows a medieval
knight with the Austrian
Imperial eagle on his
tunic, standing in front
of an Austrian banner,
with his sword raised
as if about to strike.
Text tells people to
subscribe to the 5th
War Loan at the
Živnostenská bank in
Prague or one of the
branch banks.
WWI Propaganda Websites
• http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/index
.htm
• http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibition
s/propaganda/first_e.shtml
WWI Propaganda Project
• Can be from the perspective of any country
involved (include translations)
• You are creating your own, NOT recreating
someone else’s propaganda
• Must be neat, legible, creative, and organized
• I am not grading on artistic ability, I am grading
on your ability to understand the characteristics
of propaganda and how they were used during
WWI
• This is worth 40 points and due Monday 4/22!