Propaganda in World War One

Introduction

This essay will critically discuss the role that propaganda had in shaping public opinion on both sides of the conflict during the First World War. The essay will begin by defining propaganda and discussing the many forms propaganda could take in a civilian population’s day to day life. It will then look at how the countries which made up the Entente used propaganda to unite their citizens against a common enemy, being the Alliance. The essay will then look at the other side i.e. how the Alliance used propaganda to villianise the Entente. In addition it will discuss which side was more successful in utilising propaganda. It will then conclude by offering the writers view of propaganda and its use during the First World War.

Body

Defining and listing methods of disseminating propaganda

This paragraph will define and list the ways propaganda was disseminated. Propaganda is defined as information of a biased or misleading nature used to promote a political cause or point of view [oxford dictionary] the dissemination of Propaganda took many forms during the Great War. One of the most frequently used forms it took was through the government's use of the press another one was through the use of pamphlets and posters which were used to recruit soldiers to send into the war. Through the course of the war film started being used as a propaganda technique. Other methods included the use of books, speeches by those in power, and rallies.

The role propaganda played in the Entente

The role propaganda played in uniting the Entente and villianising the Alliance. The countries within the Entente used propaganda to unite their countrymen. Britain did this by making movies about the soldiers at the war front and showing how her...

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...ntioned that he modelled the way he used propaganda on how the British did it and in an article named powers of persuasion Hitler mentions that the Germans were naïve to not use propaganda to a large extent during world war one, furthermore the statement is believed to be correct because to this day British propaganda from world war one holds strong in the mind of every British person.

Conclusion
This essay has discussed the role that propaganda had in shaping public opinion during the Great War in great detail. It has done so by discussing the use of propaganda in the Entente as well as in the Alliance. The essay essay then went on to give a view point on who was more successful in utilising propaganda during World War One. One thing is certain the great war changed how propaganda was utilised forever.

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