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War of Attrition Military strategy, each side attempts to wear down the enemy through continuous losses in personnel and materials—hopefully to the point of collapse.

Total War By 1917, Europe had lost more men in battle than in the previous 300 years combined Governments in Europe devote everything to war effort Positive impact no unemployment women in the workforce

Total War Wartime governments took control of the economy Governments told factories what to produce and how much Facilities converted to munitions factories Nearly every able-bodied civilian was put to work

Women and the War Evolution in the portrayal of women. Shifted from one of women as victims to a more positive image: As care givers. Factory workers in jobs formerly held by men. Women also experienced the war first hand, working as nurses on or near the front lines. Most left the workforce after the war, but people’s view of women’s capabilities were changed forever

Rationing Goods were in short supply Governments turned to rationing People could buy only small amounts of items that were also needed for the war effort Eventually covered a wide range of goods butter to shoe leather

Propaganda

Women and the War Thousands of women replaced men in factories, offices, and shops Women built tanks and munitions, plowed fields, paved streets, and ran hospitals They also kept troops supplied with food, clothing, and weapons

Propaganda Propaganda—one-sided information designed to persuade, to keep up morale, and support the war As more died, each side had to build confidence in victory and increase hatred of enemy Focus on emotion rather than rationale controlled the press

Propaganda Governments suppressed antiwar activity Governments censored news about the war Leaders feared that honest reporting would turn people against the war

Types of Propaganda

Testimonial Using a famous or well known individual to promote a product. The message is if ________ does _________ you should as well

Glittering Generalities Words that make a product sound good, usually using nice words Uses words or ideas that evoke an emotional response

Transfer Tries to make you join something Relates a product/person/group to someone or something you like An organization a person can imagine themselves being a part of it

Plain Folks Things that matter to most people You, the average individual could be doing this or being a part of this Uses regular people to sell something

Bandwagon An appeal to try to be in a particular group If you don’t join you are not part of the status quo “join the crowd” “everyone is doing it”

Name Calling Saying bad things or trashing another product, person or group

Card Stacking Creating false information or exaggerating information to make a product or person appear better than it is Focuses on the best features and leaves out the lies about person/group/product

Table Discussion Does propaganda still exist today? If so, provide examples. If not, explain why not.

World War I Examples

Your Task/Homework You will create one piece of propaganda that could have been found during WWI in a European Country No USA point of view Must be hand drawn, cannot be directly printed from the internet Needs be your own creative thought This must be in color and must be historically accurate. It will be graded based on the creativity, effectiveness and overall appearance. On the back, you need to write a brief summary about what type of propaganda you used and why it is effective. Due: Monday, February 6th