The Importance Of Propaganda In The World War

One of the first known uses of war propaganda was by Alexander the Great. After retreating in a battle, Alexander the Great realized that showing his weaknesses would allow his opponents to win. He overcame this problem by using propaganda to scare the enemy army. Alexander came up with an idea to make oversized armor and helmets. Alexander intended that the opposing army would be scared of the mass size of his soldiers, and not scare his army because the oversized armor made Alexander’s army look like giants. Another war that propaganda was immensely involved in was World War II. “During World War II, Propaganda was a driving force that kept the battles heated and each nation’s population united for a common cause.” During World War II, Germany was for Hitler, and America was for anyone but Germany and their allies

Propaganda is hard to define as most definitions do not cover the full meaning of the word. The Webster's Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary defines propaganda as " the systematic propagation or discrediting of a given doctrine or cause by circulation of polemical material, such as posters and leaflets" (1353). However, this definition does not cover the full scope of the of the word. Terence Qualter also feels the definition for propaganda needs to be more refined for its new usage. The definition that he gives is "the deliberate attempt...(to) form, control, or alter the attitudes of other groups...(with) the use of the instruments of communication" (27-28). He goes on to say that the propaganda must be aimed at the group in general because that is the basic nature of the word, in that the most effective propaganda is the propaganda which has a large audience. Qualter does mention, however, that there need be no difference in the propaganda to persuade one and the propaganda to persuade the many (28). Germany did this by controlling the flow of information into the country.

Propaganda in general is the idea of getting others to believe in one’s own beliefs. Propaganda is the “attempt to influence behavior…by affecting through the use of mass media of communications, the manner in which a mass audience perceives and ascribes meaning to the material world.”1 Propaganda was a major part of Germany’s way to brain wash people into following Hitler and his army. The theme of Hitler and Goebbels, (Paul Joseph Goebbels, was appointed Hitler’s Reichspropagandaleiter, the Nazis national director of propaganda), using propaganda, “was to merge the traditional German patriotism with Nazi ideological motifs”2, this was basically used from1919 to 1945.

In the 17th century, with the help of propaganda, the Jesuits were able to gain back large areas of central Europe that were lost during the Reformation. Another form of propaganda is political propaganda, which is also quite old. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was an example of rational propaganda that was intended to "solidify communal opinion at home and justify the debatable American cause at large." Throughout history then, there were many forms of propaganda used during wars that were to strengthen support for the conflict. With the help of many propagandists it was, and remains possible to make citizens think highly of war.

Propaganda is defined as the information, ideas, or rumors which are deliberately spread widely to help towards a nation, government, or any type of cause against another. The use of propaganda can be extremely persuasive, if it is used correctly. In the time frame of July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918, the use of propaganda in the world was being used on a global scale. It was being used through newspapers, posters, radio stations, and even through writing books. There was more than just one type of propaganda being used in World War I, and one example would be the type of propaganda that was used by the British. This was mainly used

The second most devastating global conflict, also known as World War II, left over 60 million dead creating panic and fear for citizens all over the world. During these hard times the citizens, dealing with a national crisis, needed something to give them hope that there will be betters days. Propaganda was used in political cartoons to release information that contained biased views and over exaggerations to gain support for the war. These cartoons gave hope to the people and also affected a majority of their opinions. Propaganda became used as a weapon during World War II to create nasty images of the enemy, get individuals to help support the war, to boost the confidence of people, and give them hope during hard times.

All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach. As Hitler said, propaganda has to be easy and fast to understand even to those that are not smart. Propaganda during World War 2 had a huge impact on the people because it got them to join the war to help their country.

PROPAGANDA Propaganda is the ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, or a government. Many leaders during the Russian Revolution used Propaganda. Joseph Stalin used propaganda to spread his ideas on communism. In the book Animal Farm, Napoleon use Squealer for his propaganda. Squealer went around convincing the other animals that Snowball was a traitor and that Napoleon was always right.

Propaganda is defined as information usually biased or misleading, and ideas, purposefully spread to help or mislead someone, or movement. Basically propaganda is anything meant to convince you to feel or act a certain way. In the year 1937, the Institute for Propaganda Analysis identified seven common propaganda techniques, namely Name calling, Glittering, Transfer, Bandwagon, Testimonial, Plain folks, and Card stacking [1]. In the novel 1984, the films Goodbye Lenin and Equilibrium uses a wide range of propaganda techniques. Bandwagon is a propaganda technique used by a propagandist to appeal his/her subjects to follow the crowed.

Propaganda is the spreading of ideas, information, or allegations to support or harm a cause. It is represented in a way to provoke a desired response. [Sheridan Libraries] The Nazis, for instance, used propaganda very effectively. You could only read, see, and hear what the Nazis wanted.

“Propaganda is a systematic effort to persuade a body of people to support or adopt a particular product, attitude, or course of action.” (Propaganda). The use of propaganda is more advanced than it is shown on the outside. It is carefully planned out to affect at the psychological level.

Propaganda is the specialty of influencing others to your side of the story as the right way of thinking. The propaganda forms used in today’s society end up treating people as a means rather an end. Basically, it looks at people today, as being incapable of making wise choices and researching out the matter fully. Propaganda is unavoidable and it is all over in places such as social media, newspapers, television and advertisements. In addition, the feelings that individuals have toward the activities that are taking place constantly change contingent upon their own perspective. However, being inundated with influential thoughts of outside sources on a continued basis ultimately leads to the point where the individual being used stops scrutinizing the

Propaganda is a tool for manipulating and changing the opinions people. The bases of propaganda have come forth form the modes of persuasion, Ethos, Pathos and Logos.

The definition of propaganda is “information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view” During the Russian Revolution in 1917, newspapers and the radio were used to tell the people what to believe. Propaganda is evident in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. It is used in many different ways to mislead the animals to make them believe untrue things about Napoleon and the promises he makes. Propaganda in the novel Animal Farm is used by Squealer to manipulate and motivate the animals. Propaganda in Animal Farm is used by the pigs to manipulate the animals on the farm by lying to them about their privileges.

First, one must define propaganda and since many have done so already, I shall use the Sheryl Ross model. Her model defines propaganda as “an epistemically defective message designed with the intention to persuade a socially significant group of people on behalf of a political institution, organization, or cause.”