Total War: Men, Women, and Children WWI Propaganda Total War: Men, Women, and Children
Propaganda Themes Emotional Appeal: sympathy, anger, enthusiasm, guilt, shame Demonization: stories of atrocities (German advance through Belgium) “War to End all Wars”: Appeal to pacifists – fight now and never have to fight again Dishonesty: manufactured victories, ‘stretching’ the truth
British Propaganda
American Propaganda Anti-German Hysteria? Daschunds =Liberty Dogs German Measles = Liberty Measles German immigrant Robert Pragter lynched in Illinois
German Propaganda “Defend the Fatherland”
Russian Propaganda “Struggle of the Red Knight with the Dark Forces”
French Propaganda “The last push is on the horizon”
Canadian Propaganda: A pay scale for soldiers to enlist
Propaganda Today Is propaganda compatible with democracy, or does it jeopardize the citizen’s ability think critically about world events? Does the complexity of the world make it impossible to make clear decisions about every issue? Should citizens depend on the intelligent minority to make decisions? Does the internet and other mass interactive technologies make it easier for the propagandist to disseminate his message, or easier for the citizen to criticize the message?