Propaganda Used During WWI

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In this article, the writer discusses that propaganda was used more during WWI than in any other war that had preceded it. The writer looks at the reasons for this and explains that due to globalization, propaganda was needed to tell the common person exactly who the country was fighting, and why, because without clear cut reminders, it could get very confusing. The writer then looks at different forms of propaganda used due to technological advances. The writer concludes that propaganda is an effective media tool used by governments to influence their people in a way that they, as one person or a group of people, cannot.

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"The second reason that there was more propaganda than in previous wars was the fact that this war was far more brutal than any others that had gone before it. The new technology used in this war guaranteed a much higher loss of life, from deadly mustard gas that could kill from a distance and had an extremely high fatality rate, to the new vehicles being used for the first time, such as tanks and cars, also with very high mortality rates., Also increasing the brutality in this war was the new concept of trench warfare, which contributed greatly to many new diseases such as trench foot, that killed soldiers in alarmingly high numbers. Because of the large amount of brutality in this war, propaganda was essential to the home front. Propaganda was used to belay the concerns of those left at home, and to help keep them optimistic and patriotic towards the war effort."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chomsky, Noam. (1991). Media control: The spectacular achievements of propaganda. Canada: Open Media Books.
• Fawcett, Bill. (2007). You said what? : Lies and propaganda throughout history. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
• Lewis, Beth, Paret, Paul, & Paret, Peter. (1992). Persuasive images: Posters of war and revolution. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

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