1. Total War: Men, Women, and Children
WWI Propaganda
Total War:
Men, Women, and Children

2. 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

3. British Propaganda

6. American Propaganda Anti-German Hysteria? Daschunds =Liberty Dogs
German Measles =
Liberty Measles
German immigrant Robert Pragter lynched in Illinois

10. German Propaganda
“Defend the Fatherland”

11. Russian Propaganda
“Struggle of the Red Knight with the Dark Forces”

12. French Propaganda
“The last push is on the horizon”

13. Canadian Propaganda:
A pay scale for soldiers to enlist

14. 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?