US WWI Propaganda

This powerpoint discussed US World War One propaganda.

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World War One World War One
PropagandaPropaganda

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•Recruitment of soldiers, either through draft or
voluntary enlistment•


•Financing the war effort through the sale of
war bonds- loans from citizens to the
government or new taxes•

•Eliminating dissent and unifying the country
behind the war effort• !

•Conservation of resources such as food, oil and
steel - necessary to wage war•

•Participation in home-front organizations to
support the war effort

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enemy portrayed as evil,
menacing, murderous,
aggressive


attempts to remove
confusion, ambiguity about
whom public should hate


blames enemy for crimes
against women, children,
other noncombatants

enemy portrayed as hairy
beast or the devil himself

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"# % Tool: Emotional AppealTool: Emotional Appeal
plays on emotions to
promote the war effort
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primary targeted
emotion: fear — the
more frightened a
person is, the more
likely he’ll react( )


desired result (action)
explained by
propagandists


enemy portrayed as
hairy beast or the devil
himself

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• Tool: Name CallingTool: Name Calling


uses loaded labels to
encourage hatred of
the enemy
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Labels like
“Commies,” “Japs,”
“Huns,” reinforce
negative stereotypes
and continue
demonization of the
enemy

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• ! Tool: Patriotic AppealTool: Patriotic Appeal



utilizes patriotic
language or symbols
to appeal to peoples’
national pride

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•"• Tool: Half-Truths or LiesTool: Half-Truths or Lies
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involves deception or
twisting the truth




small element of
truth may be
included to make
argument more
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example: blame the
enemy for war;
portray our country
as the victim of
aggression

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•& Tool: Catchy SlogansTool: Catchy Slogans

# memorable phrases used
to foster support for the
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“Remember the Maine!”
“Remember the Alamo” –
slogans that encouraged
using arms against Spain
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U.S. poster shows a
soldier returning from
service in WWI.
Soldier's uniform and his
loving family reinforces
caption.

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1& Tool: Evocative Tool: Evocative
Visual SymbolsVisual Symbols






uses symbols that
appeal to emotions:
flags
statues
mothers
children
enemy uniforms

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• Tool: Humor of CaricaturesTool: Humor of Caricatures #


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captures viewer’s
attention using
humor to promote
war effort0
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Enemy is almost
always the butt of
the propagandists’
jokes.

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Evaluate the following Evaluate the following
posters to determine the posters to determine the
propagandistspropagandists’’ tools. tools.

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