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Russian World War 1 propaganda posters generally showed the enemies as demonic, one example showing Kaiser Wilhelm as a devil figure. [13] They would all depict the war as ‘patriotic’, with one poster saying that the war was Russia’s second ‘patriotic war’, the first being against Napoleon.
In the First World War, British propaganda took various forms, including pictures, literature and film. Britain also placed significant emphasis on atrocity propaganda as a way of mobilising public opinion against Imperial Germany and the Central Powers during the First World War. [1] For the global picture, see Propaganda in World War I.
Before 1917 propaganda, recreational and welfare initiatives for soldiers were scarce and poorly managed. Propaganda was understood in traditional forms, such as speeches given by officers and invited speakers. As these speakers were exempted from military service, they appeared "privileged" in the eyes of the infantry.
Still from the American propaganda war film The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918) with Rupert Julian as the Kaiser. The young film industry produced a wide variety of propaganda films. [11] The most successful was The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin, a "sensational creation" designed to rouse the audience against the German ruler.
Wilson established the first modern propaganda office, the Committee on Public Information (CPI), headed by George Creel. [6] [7] Creel set out to systematically reach every person in the United States multiple times with patriotic information about how the individual could contribute to the war effort.
Propaganda was a key component of the culture of World War I. It was often shown through state-controlled media, and helped to bolster nationalism and patriotism within countries. On the Eastern Front, propaganda took many forms such as opera, film, spy fiction, theater, spectacle, war novels and graphic art.
Pages in category "World War I propaganda" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Taylor, James (2013), Your Country Needs You: the Secret History of the Propaganda Poster, Glasgow: Saraband, ISBN 9781887354974; Tynan, Jane (2013). British Army Uniform and the First World War: Men in Khaki. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-31831-2. Welch, David; Fox, Jo, eds. (2012). Justifying War: Propaganda, Politics and the Modern Age.