Good Morning!! 1. NVC 2.Warm-Up: Opposing Sides 3.Propaganda: Mobilizing People for War Essential Question: How did governments convince people to fight in the war? Homework: work on WWI project research log
Warm Up: Opposing Sides On the map that you are given, shade in the countries of the Triple Alliance lightly with pencil! Leave the countries of the Triple Entente un-shaded to contrast. Remember, one Triple Alliance country switches sides and another country joins in!
Mobilizing People for War WWI is a Total War: all society and all society’s resources mobilize to fight it Propaganda: information or ideas deliberately spread to help or harm a person, nation, group or movement
Examples of Propaganda
Source: Great Britain, 1915 Britain was the only great power to rely on voluntary enlistment. They did not institute a draft until Here Britain is showing people of all different occupations and backgrounds joining the armed forces.
Source: Russia, 1915, “The great battle of the Russian hero with the German serpent.” Mythological imagery all can understand Many-headed monster represents Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, and Ottomans) Damaged churches show Triple Alliance is an enemy of Christ
Source: U.S.A, 1917 Savage ape, not even human Wearing German helmet, with a German moustache, and the German word “Kultur” on its club Idea of German barbarism was very common
Source: Germany, 1916, “We Barbarians!” Comparing Germany to France and Britain Germany has fewer illiterates Germany spends more on education Germany prints more books Germany has better social security Germany has more Nobel Laureates than France and Britain combined
Source: Austria, “And You?” Dark but realistic depiction of a soldier, depressed but refusing to give up the fight This is what he is doing for the war, what are YOU doing for the war?
Choose Your Propaganda Assessment Create your own propaganda: Pick a country you are fighting for! Create images, symbols, and catchy sayings to encourage your people to fight, help, and hate your enemy! OR Journal Entry: Look at Image 6 in your packet (the one we didn’t go over in class). Source it. What are symbols? What is the message? Is it convincing? Is it fair?