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PROPAGANDA IN WORLD WAR I

Propaganda in World War I played a key role in the history of the conflict and the history of the countries involved in the war.  As such, historians consider the propaganda produced in World War I to be significant in its own right.  Propaganda is any information that tries to change your opinion or view on a particular topic, but is especially focused on political or economic issues.  Propaganda took many forms during World War I, including: posters, pamphlets, radio addresses, etc.  During World War I, the governments of both the Allied Powers and the Central Powers used propaganda to improve their war effort and to get out messages to their citizens.  For example, countries issued propaganda posters to convince men to join the armed forces, convince people to save resources for the war effort, and the convince people that the enemy was evil.​
Each nation of World War I used propaganda to differing levels of success and for differing political issues.  Regardless, propaganda was vitally important to the war effort for all of the nations involved and played an important role in the history of World War I.  For instance, propaganda was an important aspect of the home front in World War I, and was used to influence the views of citizens on the war.  Below are examples of several different propaganda posters from World War I.  You can also click on the links for the specific countries to learn about their roles in World War I, including how they applied propaganda during the war.​
  • Australia in World War I
  • Austria-Hungary in World War I
  • Britain in World War I
  • Bulgaria in World War I
  • Canada in World War I
  • France in World War I
  • Germany in World War I
  • Italy in World War I
  • Ottoman Empire in World War I
  • Russia in World War I
  • United States in World War I
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American Propaganda Poster from World War I. It shows Germany as a 'mad brute'.
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Australia World War I Propaganda (Imperial War Museum)
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Austrian Propaganda Poster in World War I advertising war loans.
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British Propaganda Poster (1915)
Canada in World War I
World War I Recruitment Poster aimed at Canadians in support of the British Empire. (Archives of Ontario)
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French Propaganda Poster. Reads "We’ve got them".
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German Propaganda Poster from World War I that reads "This is how it would look in German lands if the French reached the Rhine."
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Italian Propaganda Poster from World War I showing Italy defending against German aggression.
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Russian Recruiting Poster from World War I. It reads "'World on fire; Second Patriotic War."

CITE THIS ARTICLE

AUTHOR
  • Elias Beck
TITLE
  • '​Propaganda in World War I'
WEBSITE
  • ​History Crunch (historycrunch.com)
URL
  • https://www.historycrunch.com/propaganda-in-world-war-i.html#/
LAST UPDATED
  • May 16, 2021 
​FIRST PUBLISHED
  • September 22, 2015


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