World War 1 Outline On Propaganda

During World War II propaganda was ubiquitous. It consisted of a wide range of carriers including leaflets, radio, television, and most importantly posters. Posters were used based on their appeal: they were colorful, creative, concise, and mentally stimulating. Posters often portrayed the artist's views on the war. They demonstrated the artist concern for the war, their hopes for the war, and reflected the way enemies were envisioned. Posters also show a nations political status: they reflect a nations allies and enemies, how the nation saw itself, and its greatest hopes and fears of the war.

The image I choose to use for propaganda is a little boy wearing a Nazi hat, above the child it goes to say “is he your child? You don’t want that" and under that it says, "Buy WAR BONDS before is too LATE! “. I believe the purpose of this image is to say hey you don’t want your child to become a Nazi soldier. So if you buy war bonds everything will be okay. The reason I select this artifact is because the little kid caught my eye with his blue eyes, blonde hair, and the innocence of his smile.

World War 1 proved America to be the nation producing the highest amount of propaganda. Through his use of propaganda President Wilson was able to draw American Support for the war. Despite his being elected as the “peace” president. Many Americans believed he’d keep them out of the war, especially after he stated that, “so far as I can remember, this is a government of the people, and this people is not going to choose war.” Before his election, Wilson promoted American neutrality. He pushed for what he believed his Americans wanted. However, through his employment of propaganda, Woodrow Wilson was able

World War One posters were everywhere. Each one was used for a purpose, either for political reasons or to promote something, better known as propaganda. These posters could be biased or misleading, but not all were. “Pledge to Save the Food” and “Save the Wheat for our Soldiers” are two posters published by the United States Food Administration. Both made it clear, this was the right thing to do for our soldiers, to be patriotic.

Needless to say, every one of the wars just mentioned was advertised as a defensive, moralistic, and completely national expedition. Bismarck even went so far as to make an unworkable treaty with Austria so that he could claim, when Austria broke it, that he was waging war in defense of the sacredness of treaties. But no one should be deceived by such propaganda. All these wars were waged in order to maintain certain groups in control in the belligerent countries.

Getting all different types of citizens to join the war wasn’t the only way propaganda was used. It was also used to get financial support by giving people the idea it was the right thing to do to buy war bonds, and purchasing war saving stamps. A war bond is debt securities given by the government to finance the military operations that needed money. To buy a war bond is a very patriotic act because these bonds offer a rate of return below the market rate. An example of this type of propaganda can be seen in the advertisement “Bachelor of

America has consistently showed its appreciation for the individual Army soldier since 2001. Citizens widely support charitable organizations that formed to

An inspired military, countless civic engagement programs, and a born again patriotic nation will be birthed from initiating a National Service. Promoting the betterment of this country will breed a new generation of Americans. Someday this National Service could become a Universal Service, stretching across the globe, unifying countries and promoting altruism as a cultural norm. Assisting the less fortunate and protecting mother nature can only benefit future generations, as a greener, more educated America takes the reins of this country’s future. Harness the spirit of volunteerism and make it a permanent part of American culture (Stengel). Create a better tomorrow. “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” –President

Propaganda, though not the most effective war time strategy, allows people to come together as one to contribute to the success of the country as a whole. However with this idea, there is also the idea that they are not whole truths being told by governments within countries. Propaganda is a form of a lie seen in both North Korea in the book Escape from Camp 14, and in one of the world’s darkest times, World War II; the world allows these lies to surface due to the fact that they do no outwardly hurt another race.

When President Wilson declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, the American people still needed convincing that his decision was the best course of action (World). This convincing was necessary due to the fact that many Americans remained isolationist and Wilson’s decision of war irked them (Belt). To convince and pacify the American people, Wilson created an agency that began to use propaganda supporting going to war on the side of Britain and France (Belt). The many methods of propaganda used by the government were highly effective and quickly won over the majority of the American population. This proved that propaganda had a highly motivational effect on Americans during World War I.

One of the strongest weapons of World War 1 was not the nuclear bomb or even the hydrogen bomb, but propaganda. The media reproduced atrocity propaganda, which was very powerful in World War 1. This propaganda used visuals depicting atrocities the enemy had committed in a biased and unfiltered way to ensure public hatred in their respective nations. Television was another reincarnation of propaganda that was used to sway public opinion. After the end of World War 2 media coverage the war proposed the enemy as a threat to national security which inflated domestic fear of imminent destruction.

Propaganda is information that may be true or false, used to influence an audience or further an agenda (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). In WWII propaganda posters and illustrations created tension and fears throughout nations, but was useful for victory in war. If your country is going to war will you engage into the propaganda posters and be influenced to support your country against the enemies at war? Propaganda is a successful way to get the public involved during war because it urges the public for a greater effort in war production, instigates hatred for the enemies and support for allies, and persuades information for the sake of protecting a nation.

“Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together” (Ryan). These words said by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, reflects the words my parents would always say to me when I was little. I would donate old clothes that did not fit, or toys I did not play with anymore. Every summer I would volunteer at my town’s public library, as well as at my church. However, as I got older, doing the simple tasks at the library felt tedious and uninteresting so I stopped volunteering for a while. There were times when I had spare time that could have and should have been put to use volunteering, but I did not have the motivation. However, after being inducted into my High School’s National Honors Society, I needed volunteer hours in order to remain in it. This was the motivation I needed to begin volunteering again.

World war one also known as the great war had some awful events and lots of people died. The amount of propaganda used to recruit people to join the war was incredible. There were many "great" battles during this four-year war, but the downside of some many battles means so many deaths. The invention of airborne weapons to use in the war was a big step up in weapons and warfare. Propaganda used to recruit men to join the army.

I grew up in a home where volunteering was a fact of life. My dad was a member of