History of propagandas
Propaganda: Official government communications to the public that are designed to influence opinion. The information may be true or false, but is always carefully selected for its political effect. (dictionary.com)
Propagandas during world one were used as a way of the government to control the views of the general public. Their main aim was to get men to feel strongly about nationalism and hatred towards their enemy. As a result the truth was often overlooked and sidelined.
At that time, Australia was against conscription and propagandas were the only way to increase their numbers in the army. Along with posters, the government also sent out postcards to the homes of men that had not yet enlisted. They were targeting men’s guilt.
However, not all of the posters were aimed at recruiting more soldiers but there were some that targeted women and others helped the army gain money and resources to sustain the army.
Other sources of media were also used such as newspapers. Newspaper editors were expected to write articles and advertise pro-war. Their headlines were designed to provoke emotions and their articles exaggerated the truth. They made it seem as if they were winning all of their battles and their soldiers were saints battling demons.
4 comments:
the definition of propaganda was well explained.
how successful did propaganda for conscription turn out to be?
Propagandas turned out to be unsuccesful for conscription. There were two bills, the first one was very close but in the second one, there was a much greater difference.
A great post with lots of highly relevant information. Can you explain the function of the two propaganda posters that are in your post? i.e. how did they try and recruit troops?
They tried to recruit soldiers by making them feel guilty and inferring that if they joined, they would be the bravest men. This put pressure on the men to enlist.
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