1. Propaganda World War 1

2. Why have propaganda? To recruit troops To recruit troops To recruit other vital workers – nurses/factory workers etc. To recruit other vital workers – nurses/factory workers etc. To raise morale among troops and throughout the country To raise morale among troops and throughout the country

3. What should propaganda be like? It should have a positive message It should have a positive message It should appeal to as many people as possible It should appeal to as many people as possible Most of all, it should be SIMPLE and easy to understand Most of all, it should be SIMPLE and easy to understand

4. How were people persuaded? Does this look like an army recruitment poster? Does this look like an army recruitment poster? What is this poster suggesting are the benefits of joining the army? What is this poster suggesting are the benefits of joining the army? Who might it appeal to? Who might it appeal to?

5. Excitement? What are the main features of this poster? What are the main features of this poster? What impression does it give about war? What impression does it give about war? Was it accurate? Was it accurate? Why? Why?

6. Guilt? Who features in this poster? Who features in this poster? How is it persuading men to join up? How is it persuading men to join up? How would this poster make you feel? How would this poster make you feel?

7. Flattery? Who is the old lion supposed to represent? Who is the old lion supposed to represent? Who are the young lions? Who are the young lions? Why is the image of a lion interesting? Why is the image of a lion interesting? Why might this appeal? Why might this appeal?

8. Encouragement? What is this poster saying? What is this poster saying? Who is it aimed at? Who is it aimed at? Why was the role of women important in recruiting soldiers? Why was the role of women important in recruiting soldiers?

9. Sympathy? Is this poster accurate? Is this poster accurate? What does the comparison do? What does the comparison do? Why might this make people join up? Why might this make people join up?

10. Anger? Who is this poster aimed at? Who is this poster aimed at? Why? Why? What is it trying to make people think? What is it trying to make people think? What is it telling people to do? What is it telling people to do?

11. Women Why did women need their own propaganda? Why did women need their own propaganda? What image does this create of National Service? What image does this create of National Service? Do you think it is accurate? Do you think it is accurate?

12. International All the fighting forces used propaganda All the fighting forces used propaganda These all look pretty much the same These all look pretty much the same This French one uses a very popular theme This French one uses a very popular theme

13. The enemy The Germans obviously used propaganda The Germans obviously used propaganda Does this look different from British propaganda? Does this look different from British propaganda? Is the message different? Is the message different?

14. Where can you find it? Propaganda was not limited to posters Propaganda was not limited to posters These are cigarette cards These are cigarette cards Why would these be placed there? Why would these be placed there?

15. In the home? Who would see this? Who would see this? What purpose does it have? What purpose does it have? The concept of Total War was one which took sometime to filter down British society The concept of Total War was one which took sometime to filter down British society The recipes were aimed at the housewife and encouraged her to ‘do her bit in the kitchen’ The recipes were aimed at the housewife and encouraged her to ‘do her bit in the kitchen’