2.  Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation aimed at serving an agenda. At its root, to use propaganda is 'to propagate (actively spread) a philosophy or point of view'.  The most common use of the term (historically) is in political contexts; in particular to refer to certain efforts sponsored by governments or political groups.

3.  Television had not yet been invented  Not everyone owned or had access to a radio  Posters were the most effective means of getting a message across

4.  Quite often propaganda is connected with negative emotions  During the Great War the governments needed money for the war effort so they focused their efforts on posters aimed at raising money from citizens for the war effort

5.  Propaganda TechniquesPropaganda Techniques  Activity: Study the list of propaganda techniques. Examine each of the following posters and identify the techniques used in the posters. Write a short paragraph explaining how the propaganda poster worked.

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