WWI @ Home

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

World War I Propaganda

Propaganda Vocab Terms: Quiz next Thursday Propaganda: The conscious effort to shape public opinion toward a certain ideological position Name calling/pinpointing the enemy: the use of derogatory images or words that carry a negative connotation when describing an enemy or opponent. Glittering generalities: Using specific, positive language or phrases that people can not possibly argue against, such as “freedom” or “Liberty” or “Justice” etc. to persuade the audience to believe a specific idea. Card stacking: cherry picking facts that support your side to give an unfair advantage to one POV. Bandwagon: The idea that you should do something because everyone else is doing it.

Propaganda Vocab continued Association: Associating a certain idea, person, or product with particular values, beliefs, etc. Can be positive or negative False dilemma: a propaganda technique in which something is falsely claimed to be an "either/or" situation, when in fact there is at least one additional option. Assertion: A bold statement in which there is no way it can be measured. Ethos: credibility of the speaker Pathos: Emotional appeal Logos: Logical appeal

Propaganda Presentations You are going to demonstrate your understanding of propaganda techniques & rhetorical appeals using a piece of propaganda of your choosing from World War I. What you choose to analyze is up to you. You can choose any World War I propaganda from any country as long as it fits our definition of propaganda and as long as you can find techniques and rhetorical appeals to analyze within your ad. Don’t just list techniques- connect them to the effect on the audience & the purpose of the technique. This will be worth 15 points in process and 10 points in participation. Your group members will be evaluating you based on the quality of your presentation and the accuracy of your analysis. You have 4th period today as a work period to find your propaganda and put your presentation together. We will be presenting these on Monday!

Presentation Details 5-6 minutes in length- each person will present in your table group You must have a PPT presentation with notes for yourself and your piece of propaganda so others can see it. Group members will be responsible for grading each other for accuracy. (Groups will be assigned by Parsons & Shafer) You choose the propaganda but must be WWI focused. We will have laptops today and Monday for the presentation. 15 process points, 10 participation in both grade books.

As you are preparing your presentation, consider the following: 1. Who is the target audience of the propaganda? 2. What propaganda techniques do you see? What effect do these techniques have on the viewer of the propaganda? 3. What rhetorical appeals are being used? What makes them effective? 4. What images in particular stand out in the propaganda? What is the intended effect of the image? 5. What does the propaganda want to persuade you to do/believe? Is there a call to action?